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Private housing, landed properties and condominiums as viewed from Blk 13A Bedok South Road on Feb 8, 2022.

There is a tricky area around conveyancing fees and stamp duties that could trip up the canniest investor.

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You may think you know all the ins and outs of buying a property, but there is a tricky area around conveyancing fees and stamp duties that can trip up the canniest investor.

Here is the million-dollar question that most buyers have not given a thought to: If you are buying a property with another person, but you pay the legal fees and stamp duty, do you then get a bigger share of the proceeds when the home is sold later?

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