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Why three siblings fought over the sale of their late mother’s HDB flat

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Sellers of an HDB flat chose to go to court as they found it tedious to look into a request by a buyer to extend the sales process.

Sellers of an HDB flat chose to go to court as they found it tedious to look into a request by a buyer to extend the sales process.

ST ILLUSTRATION: CEL GULAPA

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Three siblings who inherited a $600,000 Housing Board flat from their late mother ended up fighting in court because they could not agree on the seemingly straightforward process to sell it.

It all seemed rosy at first when one of the siblings offered to pay $400,000 to buy out the others’ share. This was gladly accepted and all looked on track for a happy resolution.

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