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When looking for accommodation in Singapore, you have plenty of choices to make, from type of housing to service level. Are you coming alone, as a couple, with children (of what age)? Is your furniture en-route or are you starting from scratch? Only you will be able to answer all this. We may be able to lend you a hand here as one of our services but let us first give you some general information.
Singapore is very small compared to practically everywhere else but still give some thought to the location you would like to stay, look at your workplace, schools, shopping areas, nearby MRT stations etc. Singapore is conveniently divided into districts so see if you can pin-down 2 or 3 districts of your preference. As a very crude guide; districts 10 and 11 are central and the more expensive with prices, for similar accommodation, dropping if you get away further from there. There are expensive pockets in other parts of town too though.
An unfurnished place usually has nothing but the main kitchen appliances and, if applicable’ some build-in cabinets. Please ascertain yourself of the fact that a fridge etc. are included, same for the air-conditioning.
Furnished can mean many things, from a couch with a coffee table to the vase with flowers inclusive. Check with the realtor. Also realise that these sort of things are often negotiable, if you need extra furniture and don’t want to buy ask for it to be included (and see what the price does), alternatively you may not want to live whit hat particular horrendous couch, just ask if the owner does not have his own spare room for it.
Especially for families who just arrived in Singapore, you may want to consider temporarily moving into a serviced apartment. This will allow you to have a place you can call home for a while, while you are getting to know the country and the areas looking for long-term accommodation. Serviced apartments come in different sizes and prices. Most have full facilities such as pool, sports facilities etc.
These are available in many shapes and sizes from fully furnished and serviced, convenient if you are a bachelor and likely to travel a lot, to large and empty save for the kitchen appliances. You can find them almost all over the island and the complexes range in size from a few to a few hundred units with anything from a barbeque pit to a full fitness centre available.
Before you start looking ask yourself what the ‘musts’ are and what would be a bonus, this will make searching easier for you and your agent.
Do also consider whether you mind living on the 20th floor.
Sometimes also referred to as ‘row houses’, ranging from 1 to 3 floors with small front and backyards. You can find them all over town and with one or two exceptions they do not have any facilities.
A special type of these are the ‘shophouses’, these are converted old-style local houses which used to have the ‘business’ on the ground floor. The houses are often colourful and located near the centre but often lack much of a garden.
Or semi-detached houses give you one build-on neighbour. You are separated from the other neighbour by a garden or path of anything between 0.5m and a park. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes, you really have to see.
These are free standing houses on a largish plot of land. These too come in a variety of shapes and sizes, you really have to see.
A special type of these are the so called ‘black-and-white’ houses. These are older kampong-style houses of 1 to 2 floors high and usually very nice. Guess what their dominant colour scheme is (outside).
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