NovNovAsia blog: start with the decision you need to make
Start with the decision you need to make: a purchase, documents, tax or payment, a district, letting or market comparison. Each guide gives a practical answer, its limits and a next step; changing figures and terms still need checking at the decision date.
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Why developer stock after completion affects resale pricing, rental competition, service charges and building management.
Tenant not payingWhen a tenant stops paying rent
How to document arrears, use notice and a cure period, terminate the lease and recover possession without risky self-help.
Cash or instalmentsCash or developer instalments
How to compare a cash discount with an interest-free plan once you price in risk and the time value of money.
Changes after the SPADeveloper changes after the SPA
Which changes may be permitted, where reasonable flexibility ends and when you can seek a fix, discount or termination.
Project account and escrowEscrow, development and ordinary bank accounts
How three payment structures differ, who controls withdrawals and why a “project account” does not guarantee a refund.
Force majeure and handoverForce majeure and handover delays
When a developer may extend the deadline, which events do not excuse delay and what follows an excessive postponement.
Apartment liquidityHow to assess apartment liquidity
How to estimate who could buy the unit later and how long a sale may take — before you commit.
Selling off-planSelling an off-plan apartment before title
How an SPA assignment works before completion, why developer consent is critical and which obligations pass to the buyer.
Keys before titleKeys before strata title
How handover, occupancy approval and title registration differ, and when a final payment should remain protected.
New or established condoNew project or five-year condo
Which is safer: a modern development’s upside, or a building where rent, costs, defects and resale are already visible.
Mortgaged project landProject land mortgaged to a bank
How a registered hypothec affects an off-plan buyer, what the security covers and how a unit must be released before title.
Stalled constructionIf a developer stops construction
What happens to your payments, the SPA and invested funds when a project stalls or the company becomes insolvent.