SERS

Buyers of replacement HDB flats under the Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS) would no longer be allowed to resell their homes until five years after receiving the keys. Owners of Sers replacement apartments are now subject to the same five-year MOP requirements as those who purchase a flat from the HDB or the secondary market due to changes in the minimum occupation period (MOP)...

Residents of Blocks 513 to 520 West Coast Road will have to move after the site was picked for the Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS), the Housing and Development Board (HDB) said on Wednesday (Aug 3). The blocks affected are about 37 years old, and they comprise 994 units in total. This is the 80th site to be selected for the scheme, HDB said in a press release. “SERS offers the...

Seven blocks along Commonwealth Drive are the latest to come under the Housing and Development Board's (HDB) Selective En Bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS). Blocks 74 to 80, which are 44 years old, will make way for redevelopment. The latest site has a total of 669 flats. This brings the total number of sites identified for SERS since the scheme started in 1995 to 72. HDB said it will build 730 units of...

The Housing and Development Board (HDB) said its latest survey showed that residents under the Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS) were satisfied with their new and improved living environment. More than 1,000 households were interviewed in the 2007 survey. 96 per cent of the respondents said their present living arrangement was ideal because replacement sites were generally located close to...

The latest HDB survey of residents affected by the Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS) showed the scheme is still a popular one among residents. The majority of the 1,000 households polled said they were given enough time to prepare for the relocation and that they were relocated to a place within the same estate near their previous neighbours. This is in addition to having a better living...