Most affected home owners satisfied with Sers scheme

Some home owners in West Coast Road did not have to top up any cash for a replacement under Sers. PHOTO: ST FILE
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SINGAPORE - Madam Leong Chui Hwa was worried at first when her three-room Housing Board flat in West Coast Road was picked for the Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme (Sers) in 2016.

But the 66-year-old housewife, who has lived there for more than 20 years, was relieved when she secured a new three-room flat of the same size without having to top up any cash to buy it.

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