Bigger space for growing family and to work from home

Mr Sayjel Patel with his wife Joy and their 17-month-old daughter Eleanor in their rented three-bedroom condo unit in River Valley. ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG
Mr Sayjel Patel with his wife Joy and their 17-month-old daughter Eleanor in their rented three-bedroom condo unit in River Valley. ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG
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Canadian national Sayjel Patel and wife Joy have had to radically reassess their property needs in the wake of the work-from-home trend that has rapidly taken hold.

The couple used to rent a one-bedder in Eunos for $2,000 a month when Mr Patel was a researcher at the Singapore University of Technology and Design before relocating to Dubai in 2018.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on May 16, 2021, with the headline Bigger space for growing family and to work from home. Subscribe