{"id":37684,"date":"2026-03-19T23:34:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T15:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=37684"},"modified":"2026-03-19T23:34:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T15:34:52","slug":"should-the-government-fund-ageing-condo-repairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=37684","title":{"rendered":"Should the Government fund ageing condo repairs?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">More than 1,000 private residential developments in Singapore are hitting their 30s, and some are starting to show signs of wear and tear. <\/p>\n<p>But if residents have not been prudent in saving for these big-ticket items such as upgrading lifts and fixing spalling concrete, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/politics\/ageing-condos-could-get-help-to-fix-estate-problems-maintain-sinking-funds-under-new-proposal?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">should the Government step in to help?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"responsive-iframe-base podcast aspect-landscape podcast-embed\" title=\"podcast embed\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/the-usual-place\/should-the-government-fund-condo-repairs\/embed\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer;falseclipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share;\" loading=\"eager\" height=\"180\" data-testid=\"responsiveIframe\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Mr Andrew Lioe, president of the Association of Strata Managers, and Mr Daniel Chen, a lawyer and partner at Lee &amp; Lee, with a practice focused on Management Corporation Strata Title (MCST) disputes, weigh in on the challenges with managing sinking funds and the tension among different types of owners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Highlights (click\/tap above):<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">3:42 How are sinking funds for condos managed?<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">6:24 Sinking fund kitty management woes<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">8:46 Why do owners want to delay adding to the sinking fund?<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">12:28 Why can\u2019t MCSTs force owners to pay?<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">16:25 \u201cThe en bloc situation is not that common.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">17:22 The owner-occupied vs investor-owned mindset<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">20:31 What changes to the law could fix this problem?<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">24:34 Are problems caused by a selfish few?<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">27:58 The tension in mixed developments<\/p>\n<p 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