My husband and I have been married for two years and we are living with our in-laws. We have been searching for a flat for the past 11/2 years.

As we could not afford the high cash over valuation and renovation cost for resale flats, we had been trying our luck in the HDB balloting exercises.

After many attempts, we have managed to get a queue number for the build-to-order exercise for Telok Blangah Towers.

However, it will be completed only in July 2013.

Could the work for BTO projects be speeded up and completed in two to three years' time?

I understand from many of my friends that they are either holding back their marriage or pregnancy due to unsuccessful applications for BTO flats or insufficient funds for resale flats.

I sincerely hope that the authorities would look into speeding up the work on build-to-order projects and assist first-timers in getting their flats fast.

Chua Hwee Hoon (Ms)