Coronavirus: Some homeowners will live in half-renovated flats amid renovation delays

SINGAPORE - When Madam Susie Koh moves into her new four-room build-to-order flat in Sengkang on May 8, it will be without a kitchen and bedroom wardrobes.

So Madam Koh will move into her new place, with mattresses for herself and her son, and clothes still in their storage boxes.Following circuit breaker measures which kicked in on April 7, all construction activities, including home renovation, have been temporarily suspended till May 4. For those with extensive ongoing renovations which cannot be completed in time, the HDB advised flat owners to delay renovation works until the measures are lifted.Madam Koh's appeal to the HDB for an extension was not successful.

Other homeowners, with no alternative accommodation, have had no choice but to move into their half-renovated homes. Ms Nuraidah bought a small gas stove to prepare food for her baby, although she has to wash the dishes in the toilet sink.

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