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Most buyers know a 99-year leasehold when they see one. Fewer stop to read the line underneath it. On Government Land Sales sites, that line often says the term runs for 99 years from the date of the State lease. It is a short phrase, and worth understanding before you decide.
What the wording is telling you about Vanda Green
A leasehold has a start date and a length. The phrase points to the State lease as the document that fixes the start, rather than to the day the land was awarded or the day the building is finished. In plain terms, the clock is tied to a specific legal document, and the exact date comes from that document.
Why the start date matters at Vanda Green
The remaining years on a lease are part of what a buyer is acquiring. Two homes with the same headline tenure can differ if their leases begin on different dates. That is why a careful buyer asks for the actual date instead of relying on the headline alone.
How The Vanda Green describes itself
The Vanda Green, the marketing name, with the final project name to be confirmed at launch, is a residential condominium with first-storey commercial space of up to 1,400 sqm, including a minimum of 600 sqm for an early childhood development centre. The site is on Dunearn Road in Bukit Timah, in District 10, with Sixth Avenue MRT about 630 m away. The tenure reads 99 years from the date of the State lease, and the project is pre-launch, with about 330 homes indicated on a 204,962 sqft site and the developer being a joint venture of Wing Tai Holdings and Metro Holdings.
It also helps to know what the headline does not say. A tenure line is a summary. It does not describe any conditions attached to the land, nor does it replace the formal documents. If something in the line is unclear, the sensible step is to ask rather than assume, and to get the answer in writing.
Many buyers glance at the tenure and move on to the layouts. A few minutes spent on the lease wording is a cheap precaution on a purchase of this size.
What to check before committing to Vanda Green
Read the title documents when they are available, and ask a lawyer to confirm the lease start date and any conditions attached to the land. For anything about regulations, check with the relevant authority rather than relying on a summary like this one. Keep a written note of the date you were given and where it came from.
As a general habit, keep the tenure wording, the date you were given and the name of the person who gave it together in one note. If the project name or other details are updated at launch, you will then have a clear record of what was said at each stage.
You can see the setting on the location page, and the homepage has the wider project overview. If you want the tenure documents explained alongside the project, contact the team with your questions.
General information only, not financial or legal advice.