MA firms can be accredited if they have sufficient staff accredited at the individual level and fulfil other accreditation criteria. To date, 16 MA firms have trained the minimum number of staff required for accreditation. We are pleased to announce that Wisely 98 Pte Ltd is one of the 16 MA firms that have met Read more about BCA Recognises Two New Accreditation Schemes for Managing Agents[…]
A father is a mentor, a friend, a guardian and a model for his child. He showers his child with selfless love. Behind a good child is a great dad. Happy Father’s Day to all fathers.
No country should leave behind her citizens in a rising economy. The Singapore Government started the Progressive Wage Model (PWM) in 2016 with the intention to raise the income of the low wages workers. This is a good job of the Singapore Government. According to the recently announced PWM , the minimum pay for a Read more about Should essential services be paid more?[…]
e-Invoicing is the automated creation, exchange, and processing of invoices between suppliers and buyers using digital format. This means no more paper invoices, less manual processing efforts, increase cost saving and possibly faster payments. More digital solutions are now offered with e-Invoicing feature. So can MCSTs adopt e-Invoicing for dues of management and sinking funds? Read more about Can MCSTs adopt e-Invoicing?[…]
MCSTs must, amongst others, take steps to regularly assess and identify the risks of COVID-19 transmission which may arise from activities carried out in the strata developments. MCSTs are required to apply internal policies, procedures and controls to mitigate such risks from the activities at the common area. This implies that if there were congregation Read more about Responsibilty of MCSTs in Safe Management Measures[…]
For safety reason, MCSTs, homeowners and occupants should make window inspection a priority by following three steps: check, clean and change. Inspection of windows should be conducted once every half-yearly. For easy compliance, inspections may be carried out about 6 June (6.6) and 12 December (12.12) of each calendar year. This is now the time Read more about Maintenance of Windows<p>[…]
It is mandatory for the subsidiary proprietors to contribute to all levies approved at general meetings of a strata development. But what should strata managers do on behalf of the MCST when subsidiary proprietors fail to fulfill their obligation to do so? There are certain legal recourse provided for the MCST to recover arrears in Read more about Arc at Tampines units put up for MCST sale at $880,000 and $720,000[…]
Social responsibilty is paramount. No amount of enforcement can be better than residents/occupants and visitors to the estate being civic-minded enough to observe the safe management measures and to encourage others to do so. Together, we can then get through this pandemic. Forum: Condo residents’ social responsibility is paramount https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-condo-residents-social-responsibility-is-paramount
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as non-profit organisations who are tenants in privately owned commercial properties can expect cash payouts from the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS). These rental relief of half month will be given to the tenants directly from IRAS instead of to the landlords whom then pass to the Read more about Rental Rebates for Qualified Tenants -Heightened Alert Period[…]