{"id":115514,"date":"2020-04-09T11:55:10","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T04:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/covid-19-some-homeowners-forced-to-move-in-half-finished-homes\/"},"modified":"2020-04-09T12:13:20","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T05:13:20","slug":"covid-19-some-homeowners-forced-to-move-in-half-finished-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/covid-19-some-homeowners-forced-to-move-in-half-finished-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19: Some homeowners forced to move in half-finished homes"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nFlat owners whose units require extensive renovations that cannot be completed by 9 April were advised to delay renovations works until the lifting of the circuit breaker measures, said an HDB spokesperson.\u00a0
\nWith the circuit breaker measures in effect, some Singaporeans were caught in a bind over unfinished renovation works.
\nAmong them was a homeowner who wanted to be known only as Mr Woo. Since early March, his family of four had been staying with a friend while their home was being renovated, reported Today Online.
\nDespite the \u201cbig mess\u201d, he had started cleaning up his uncompleted home so that his family could move back in the next few days.
\n\u201cOur friends have already helped us and we can\u2019t expect to overstay for too long. Right now there doesn\u2019t seem to be an end to this,\u201d said Woo.
\nHe noted that his family would have to live without the things they consider to be \u201cessentials\u201d given that their curtains, basins, kitchen and air conditioning units are yet to be installed.
\nMeanwhile, taxi driver Tony Foo shared that renovations at the resale flat he was planning to move into had to be halted due to the circuit breaker measures.
\nAnd as the buyers of his present home refuse to postpone their 30 April move-in date, Foo is left with no choice but to stay in hotel rooms when the time comes.
\nIn responding to clarifications of the Covid-19 (Temporary Measures) Bill, Minister of Law K Shanmugam addressed concerns of parties in similar situation as Foo.
\n\u201cFor those whose flats are undergoing transactions, the buyer and seller will have to discuss new dates,\u201d he said.
\nShanmugam revealed that no new renovation permits will be issued by the Housing and Development Board (HDB) between 7 April and 4 May \u2013 which is the circuit breaker period\u2019s duration.
\nHe explained that only ongoing renovation works for \u2018essential works\u2019 will be allowed by HDB to be completed, provided they will \u201conly take a few days\u201d. This is to provide those with no other housing option a \u201cliveable\u201d space.
\nAccording to an HDB spokesperson, essential works can include electrical works and toilet upgrading.
\nContractors granted the brief extension should ensure that safe distancing measures are observed, with all works ceasing by 9 April.
\nFlat owners whose units require extensive renovations that cannot be completed by 9 April were advised to delay renovations works until the lifting of the circuit breaker measures, added the spokesperson.
\nHomeowners who had planned to move out of their present flats and into their subsequent flats can discuss with the buyers for a temporary extension of stay, which could be up to three months following the resale completion. \u201cThis is a private arrangement between the buyer and the seller, and the application must be submitted to HDB,\u201d said the spokesperson.
\nMeanwhile, Foo noted that the extension offered to him, which is till Thursday, would still be unhelpful.
\n\u201cMost of the workers from my contractor\u2019s company returned to Malaysia on Saturday and Sunday. Even if I (had) wanted to extend the renovations, there\u2019s no one left to do the work,\u201d he said.
\nRichard Yea, Chief Executive Officer of interior design firm Design 4 Space, said most of his workers went back home over the weekend. He added that his firm had suffered from lack of supplies and shortage of workers since Malaysia implemented the restricted movement order on 18 March.
\nWayne Chuan, owner of interior design firm The Local INN.terior, shared that the handing over of a completed house to clients was delayed due to similar disruptions.
\n\u201cMy workers who were supposed to finish up last minute things on Monday went back home. I could have applied for an extension but I have no workers so what can I do?\u201d, he said.
\n\u201cMy client\u2019s wife could give birth at any moment and now they can\u2019t move into the house. They also have to give up the place they\u2019re renting soon because new tenants have already signed the lease. They\u2019re stuck but so am I.\u201d
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