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Vacant BTO flats for sale: Outcry over MOP breaches reflects broader public housing woes

At least three unrenovated BTO flats that appear to have never been lived in before are up for sale on property listing portals. PHOTOS: SCREENGRABS FROM PROPERTYGURU
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SINGAPORE – Recent media reports of seemingly vacant Build-To-Order (BTO) flats put up for sale on property portals have got some Singaporeans up in arms.

These flats are completely bare and unrenovated, with no apparent signs of having been lived in during the mandatory five-year minimum occupation period (MOP).

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