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Risk Library19 Jul 2026

Off-plan risk: how to check a developer

Verify delivery record, funding, deposit protection and contract terms before you commit.

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Risk Library19 Jul 2026

“Guaranteed returns”: the red flags

Why an assured yield is marketing, not insurance — and how to pressure-test one.

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Risk Library19 Jul 2026

What JB’s 2015–2019 oversupply teaches

Selection beats location: supply, occupier demand and exit liquidity in an RTS-era market.

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Risk Library19 Jul 2026

Currency risk: the drawdowns that erase paper yields

Why a foreign yield isn’t a Singapore yield — and how to underwrite in SGD.

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Risk Library19 Jul 2026

Service charges: the yield killer nobody models

How service charge and ground rent quietly take a third of gross rent.

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Risk Library19 Jul 2026

What happens if you can’t complete

The off-plan completion gap, the down-valuation trap, and protecting your deposit.

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Risk Library19 Jul 2026

Ground rent & cladding: post-Building-Safety-Act risks

Onerous ground rents and cladding paperwork that can make a UK flat unmortgageable.

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Risk Library19 Jul 2026

Off-plan vs completed: matching the risk

The launch-discount trade-off against construction and valuation risk.

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Risk Library19 Jul 2026

The decoupling trap: when it destroys value

When avoiding the 20% ABSD costs more than it saves.

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