How is my property's value determined?

By analysing recent comparable transactions in your development or area, adjusted for floor, size, condition, tenure and current demand — not an algorithm alone.

Is the valuation really free and no-obligation?

Yes. It is a considered estimate to help you plan, with no cost and no obligation to sell or to engage me.

How is this different from a bank valuation?

A bank valuation supports a loan and is often conservative; a market valuation reflects what a real buyer is likely to pay today.

Landlord representation

Your unit should be earning, not sitting empty.

Every month a prime-district unit stays vacant costs more than the commission on letting it properly. I price it against real comparables, qualify the tenant properly, and manage the lease so the asset comes back to you in the condition it left.

Talk about your unit

What I handle

Leasing, end to end

Most of my leasing work is for owners of prime-district condominiums and landed homes, and for corporate landlords letting to relocating executives.

Pricing against real comparables

Asking rent set from actual signed leases in your development and district — not portal asking prices, which are wishful by definition.

Marketing that reaches the right tenant

Prime-district tenants are corporate lets, relocating executives and expat families on packages from S$8,000 a month. Reaching them is a different exercise from mass-market listing.

Tenant qualification

Employment, income, pass validity against the lease term, and the covenant of the paying entity for corporate lets. The cheapest problem is the one you decline at the outset.

Lease terms that protect you

Diplomatic clause drafted from the landlord's side, deposit and reinstatement terms, inventory and condition records that hold up when the tenant leaves.

Handover and inventory

Documented handover both ways. Most deposit disputes are lost at check-in, not check-out, because nobody recorded the starting condition properly.

Renewals and re-letting

Reviewed against market well before expiry, with a clear recommendation to hold, adjust or re-market — rather than renewing on autopilot.

Where landlords lose money

Four expensive habits

Pricing off portal listingsAsking prices are aspirations. Signed rents are facts. Overpricing by 5% routinely costs a month of vacancy, which is far more than the 5%.

Accepting the first offer without checking the covenantA tenant who cannot demonstrate income, or whose pass expires inside the lease term, is a problem deferred rather than avoided.

Renewing on autopilotRents move. So does your unit's position against newer stock. A renewal should be a decision, not a default.

Skipping the inventoryWithout a documented condition report at check-in, you will not win the deposit argument at check-out.

Common questions

Frequently asked questions

How much does a landlord agent charge in Singapore?

For a two-year lease the commission is customarily one month's rent, payable by the landlord; for a one-year lease it is typically half a month. GST applies. I confirm the fee in writing before any marketing begins.

How long should it take to lease a prime-district unit?

In a normal market a correctly priced unit in Districts 9, 10 or 11 should draw serious viewings within two weeks and secure a tenant within four to six. If it sits longer than that, the issue is almost always price or presentation, not demand.

How do you qualify tenants?

Employment and income verification, pass status and validity against the lease term, and reference checks where appropriate. For corporate lets I check the covenant of the paying entity, not just the occupant.

What happens at renewal?

I review the unit against current market rents well before expiry and advise whether to hold, adjust or re-market. Most landlords leave money on the table by renewing on autopilot, or lose a good tenant by pushing too hard.