URGENT HELP - declared property size???

[GGirl]

 

URGENT> can someone please help as I'm about to finalise a property  today.  If the landlord provides the dimensions for a room, it is taken as the outside external walls or inside floor area?

I can't seem to find this info anyway on google.  In certain countries, it's very clear if it's supposed to include window bays, your share of common hallways etc.  Singapore???  Can any estate agent please confirm, especially as I'm being charge by the square foot.

Many thanks, anyone!

[BoardManager]

Presume you are buying a property? Best to speak to your solicitor handling the conveyancing. Most unusual to have to worry about the meterage or sq footage of a property in Singapore.

[cmdsea]

I went through this with my architect a couple of months ago as he stated a size of over 4000 Sqft for my new house when I added up the rooms and made it just over 3200 Sq ft.

Apparently there is a formula used to calculate the GFA for property tax purposes but this doesnt necessarily equate to usable "real" space and can take into account double height voids etc.

This can make for problems later when a property vendor then states this declared area as the actual house area (perhaps innocently and perhaps not..)

If you are being charged on a psf basis then if its a condo I would ask for the certified floorplan (from the original sales document) or if this isnt available then i would go with a tape measure and start measuring (or the easier alternative is to count floor tiles and mulitply length x breadth as these are usually a standard size, 300 x 300 or 600 x 600 etc)

For Condo's my understanding is that you have exclusive use of a space (ie, AC ledges and flower planters etc) then its included in your GFA but common areas (such as lift lobbies) which other residents can also access are not included.

Good luck with your purchase.!

[GGirl]

HI

Thanks for the speedy responses.

BM: I did try to phone you, but no answer - was wondering if you really exist??? Know we know,.

Actually it's for an office rental and it's being calculated psf.  Hence I need to know if the landlord quoted a size of say 2,000 sq ft that represents useable floor area or as the landlord claims, includes any walls and useable area is smaller?

For purchasing properties, yes, I gather it;s the developer's site plans +/- 3% fluctuation.  Cheers

[GFA]

developers sell properties based on area calculated from mid wall to mid wall. depending on the age of your target property, that can also include the bay windows, air con ledges, planters, balconies, yards etc. - all to mid wall and all amounting to at least 10% over your internal space. if you are at the top floor and have access to private roof, then another 10% goes to that. These bonus saleable spaces are all GFA free and developer does not have to pay levy on that space it built.

the estimation really varies between architect's calculation, your measurement and the land surveyor's measurement for strata area.