My landlord called me to confirm an agreed rental rate after many days of consideration and he has asked me to help & proceed in the preparation the renewal of the tenancy agreement as well as to send agreement for stamp duty. The next day he backed out & now wants to increase the rental significantly. Is verbal agreement a binding contract? Later we received a letter to inform us that he wish to terminate the contract till end of the expiry lease in June 08. Pls advise on our legal rights.

I am a seller and had signed the Option to Purchase. I just found out that the buyers had applied for HLE only a few days prior to signing the OTP. If the buyer's HLE has not been approved, it is right that the buyer had paid the deposit and 'book' my unit? I had to wait for almost 2 months for HLE to be approved and to reach me. If the buyer's HLE will not be approved, I will waste that period of time instead of getting another buyer. More importantly, I have to pay for two units - my present and new units.

Dear Mr Chang, I stayed in a landed property. My neighbour's trees has been growing and now the branches have overhang into my property. Numerous requests to have him cut down or trim the trees have been rejected. What could I do to get him to trim the tree to a managable size as one of them is already 3 storey high ?

Dear Sir, I am the landlord and am renewing the tenancy agtreement for my tenants. I need to know how to go about including an En bloc Clause that will protect us if the en bloc does happen in the near future. I thsnk you in advance for your help Sir.

I am a DIY seller. An agent had brought his client to view my house. When asked, I told him that I am not engaging an agent and hence will not be paying commission to him. The next day there was an ad placed by him for my property. I never gave permission for him to do so. More damaging is that he told buyers the COV is 50k which is 20k more that I am asking. Is there anything I can do?

Hi... I had paid a deposit to rent a shop space end March 08 and had both agree verbally on a 24 months lease term commencing 1st june 2008. We did not sign any Letter of Intent nor the Tenancy Agreement yet. My landlord only issue me a receipt stating its a receipt of deposit payment for renting of the said shop space However my landlord called me on 4th april 2008 citing that he cannot fulfil the contract as the previous tenant had change their mind and wish to continue renting the shop space. What are my legal rights in a case like this as with such a short period of less than two months, I may not be able to find a suitable place for my business. Thanks for your kind advise

I have rented a small portion of a hair salon (which means i am a sub-tenant)for a period of one year. I have only been there for 5 months and the current tenant suddenly decide to move to another location due to some disputes with their landlord. They ony gave 1 week notice before the moving out date. They ask if i want to move out with them. Since i still have another half year, i agreed. After shifting in to new location (me bearing all renovation cost) they gave me a new agreement stating a higher rental (as the new place is slightly bigger)with immediate effect and it is a new one yr agreement. He told me the old contract is not valid as the premise have changed. Please advise

Is it legal to rent out a room in a rented 3-room apartment? If not, is there a legal way to do so? Thank you.

Hi Mr Chang, I have accepted an option and paid SGD 5000 to buy a re-sale property. The cash over valuation is 61K , which is quite high. I am contemplating to back out , is it possible to back out ? The date for my first appointment is 10-April, 2008.

Hi Mr Chang, two weeks ago, my agent brought someone to view my flat. After viewing, they gave me a $500 deposit (cheque) which I banked in. My agent made me sign the OTP but it hasn't been passed to the buyer yet. Due to some reason, I decided not to sell. Do I have to proceed with the sale since I have deposited the cheque into my account?

I have rent an apartment with a 3 years term starting in 12 March 2007. Now my Landlord told me verbally she intends to sell the unit and wants myself and my family out of the apartment. If I agree to move, should I request my Landlord to write down a termination letter to me? How should I proceed to accept the early termination?

My father and I are joint tenant for the condo we live in. He paid for everything for the condo and also maintenance charges every month. As I do not contribute any money to the condo, do I still have the right to the condo if my father decided to take back the condo and delete my name from it?

My mother rented a room to this tenant that has big carton boxes that fill up more than 60 percent of the room thus She asked her to leave on the first day but the tenant plead for more time to find another room. Two days before the one month stay ended,she dilibertly went besek so my mum have to lock the door for fear of her life and only allowed her to enter when the police arrived. She packed and went off . Her one month deposit was returned to her and has been cashed out. During her stay she has also used a TV without a TV licsence in her room and also electric kettle in the room with her cartons inside. She also brought strangers into the house without permission. She went to the small court Tribunal and was awarded two months of rental. The contract did have a clause stating a one month notice but no penalty stated. We found the judgment to be unfair. What can we do?

2 years ago, I signed a tenancy agreement to lease a residential property. Among the clauses included one which states "The Landlord shall on written request of the Tenant made not less than Two(2) months before the date of expiry of this tenancy, and if there shall not at the time of such request be any existing breach or any non-observance of any of the conditions, covenants or stipulations on the part of the Tenant herein contained, at the expense of the Tenant, grant to the Tenant a tenancy of the said premises for a further term of ONE (1) year from the date of expiry o this tenancy at the same rent as determined by this Agreement but otherwise containing the like conditions, covenants and stipulations as are herein contained with the exception of this option for renewal." I have made a written request for an extension at least 2 months prior to the tenancy expiry. Can the landlord refuse to lease the property? Can he now claim he was unaware of this clause when I have an email indicating to him that i have amended and added some clauses of the Tenancy Agreement? Can he, upon the expiry of the original agreement, serve us with an eviction notice despite our letter informing him of our desire to extend the tenancy and of his contractual obligation? Another point I should mention is that I have never met or spoken to the landlord before and all communication, including rental payments and repairs are conducted through the agent.

Can the agent still claim his commissions after he committed an anticipatory breach of contract? Both buyers and sellers had signed the OTP but the agent refused to submit it to HDB on the agreed date. Both buyers and sellers submitted a new OTP to HDB 2 days later.