Most people assume it is, since it’s something that’s been going on for over a decade. The idea is that one co-owner (most often a spouse) owns 99 per cent of the property, whilst another owns just one per cent. Later, when the funds exist for each one to own a separate property, the owner […] The post So Is The 99-1 Property Split Strategy Legal Or Not? first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

This week, the Singapore government brought back something familiar—a tougher Seller’s Stamp Duty (SSD). If you sell a private property within four years of buying it, you could now pay up to 16% in SSD, depending on how soon you sell. That’s up from the previous three-year window and 12% maximum. These changes apply to all private residential properties […] The post New SSD, Old Mistake: Don’t Let a Condo Become Your Retirement Plan first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

Microplastics have permeated the region’s food chain, hitting countries like Indonesia and the Philippines the hardest. The programme Insight looks at the health risks and what is being done to boot plastic from our plates.

The BRICS leaders voiced "serious concerns about the rise of unilateral tariff and non-tariff measures," warning they are illegal and arbitrary, according to a final summit statement.

The project will consolidate Palletways’ operations and create space for future growth. The post Prologis to build new Staffordshire HQ for Palletways UK appeared first on Property Week.

The Ministry of Housing has today (4 July) set out new reforms to give leaseholders’ stronger rights to challenge “extortionate” service charges. The post Leaseholders to receive stronger rights to challenge service charges under new reforms appeared first on Property Week.