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a family nucleus is required to buy a HDB. As your friend is married, he is unable to buy alone.

Alternatively can consider to sell off the HDB and buy a private alone.

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Hi,

I would be most glad to assist you further and pls feel free to let me know if you need any assistance. Have a good day ahead. By the way, there is not much of a choice for your friend as he is married and so he can’t buy a HDB flat on his sole name.

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Hi Man,

1) It is fair in life, you gain some and you will have to lose some!
2) Under the HDB policy, it is clear that a married couple is categorized as a single entity. They are not eligible to apply alone to buy an HDB flat.
3) It is not uncommon that you are not able to disown a property unless there is a buyer.
4) There are 2 options that I could think of:
(a) Gift: Your friend can choose to disown it by gifting it away to the co-owner.
This is a stupid suggestion as ownership of the property means there is a great deal of money involved, giving it away is not in compliance with our concept in a utilitarian society.
On top of it, the legal cost of gifting it is around $5k, the beneficiary also has to pay the BSD and ABSD if applicable.
The co-owners also might not want to bear the cost of taking over the shares.
(b) Part-share selling: The other suggestion is to sell it under-value to the co-owners. Your friend loses some money but gains the option to buy a resale flat.

5) I don't think the HDB will entertain your friend's appeal since this is not only it is against their policy, at the same time, your friend is also not under any compassionate grounds for the HDB to consider.

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My Answer with regards to your Question:

Your friend cannot purchase an HDB flat alone because a family nucleus is required for HDB eligibility, THUS> HE CANNOT BUY ALONE HDB

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