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I am currently an occupant in a 5room hdb flat owned my father,mother and elder brother. My father is 67 retired and unemployed. My mom is a housewife. My question is: if my father wants to sell the house without my brother's permission, is he allowed to do so? My brother has not been paying monthly mortgage or household bills and is not working properly and I am getting stressed as this is not my house. Secondly, I am a single 30s working adult and my father intent to sell this house to me as he could not afford it financially. But I can only afford a 3 room and my parents intent to stay with me. I need advice urgently.
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Hi, depending on the number of ownership in this flat, and if there are 3 owners then all 3 of them will have to agree and sign on the dotted line to sell it.

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Hi,

For your situation, since your father, mother and elder brother are all legal owners of the flat, all 3 will need to agree with the sale before you can proceed because all 3 owners will need to sign on the Option to Purchase document to acknowledge the sale.

You will need to check whether your income is able to support the loan if you wish to buy over the unit. Moreover, as a single, you are not able to purchase the unit alone unless you are above the age of 35. One possible solution is to sell this unit and get a 3 room or 4 room flat which is of a lower quantum.

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Hi,

1) Current flat is jointly owned by your father, mother & elder brother. There is no difference whether this is under joint-tenancy or Tenancy-in-common. Because the house cannot split into different portions when coming to selling.
All 3 owners must on the same page on whether to sell or not. Thus your father cannot sell without agreement from your elder brother.
The Option to Purchase has to be issued with 3 owners' signatures.

2) It is the owners that should feel the stress as they are responsible to pay up the monthly mortgage.

3) As a single 30s working adult, you are only eligible to buy if you are 35 years old or more.

4) There is no direct and easy solution to your current situation. Your brother has to be realistic about the current situation. It is best to sell this bigger flat and move to a smaller one.
Your elder brother may use the sale proceeds to buy a 2-rm flat, and your parents can use the sale proceed to assist in your 3-rm flat purchase.
In order to confirm this is a feasible solution, it is best you engage a property agent to do a financial assessment to understand what could be the best solution.

Hope the above answer to your main concerns, but if there are more query, please feel free to contact me at 90110636  , or email: ling.ck7@gmail.com if more information is needed.
I'll be glad to assist.

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