1,135 couples cancelled flat bookings


Yahoo! News Singapore, 11 Sep 2012
A total of 48,460 couples booked their HDB flats between 2009 and 1H2012, but 4.3 percent of that total, or 1,135 couples cancelled their bookings.
These figures were revealed by National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan in a written response to Png Eng Huat, Member of Parliament for Hougang, who raised questions about the housing board's Fiance / Fiancee Scheme.
The cancellations were mostly due to relationship break-ups including divorces and annulments, cited by 367 couples. Full story