{"id":82018,"date":"2018-03-06T18:04:38","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T11:04:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/rules-eased-for-divorcees-looking-to-buy-subsidised-hdb-flats\/"},"modified":"2018-03-06T19:02:52","modified_gmt":"2018-03-06T12:02:52","slug":"rules-eased-for-divorcees-looking-to-buy-subsidised-hdb-flats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/rules-eased-for-divorcees-looking-to-buy-subsidised-hdb-flats\/","title":{"rendered":"Rules eased for divorcees looking to buy subsidised HDB flats"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nView of HDB flats in Singapore.
\nTo better support the housing needs of divorced parents and their children, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) will scrap a policy which only allows one party to buy or own a subsidised flat within three years from the date of their divorce.
\nThe removal of this policy was announced by National Development Minister Lawrence Wong at the Ministry of National Development\u2019s Committee of Supply debate today, and applies to flat applications received on or after 6 March.
\n\u201cBoth parties in the divorce will be able to buy or own a subsidised flat each upon divorce, as long as they are each able to meet the eligibility conditions for flat purchase,\u201d said HDB.\u00a0
\nCheck out HDB flats for sale in Singapore.
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\nRomesh Navaratnarajah, Senior Editor at PropertyGuru, wrote this story. To contact him about this or other stories, email\u00a0romesh@propertyguru.com.sg
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\nSource : proppertyguru.com.sg\/Property Market
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