Insights and news for Linktown Residences: answers to the questions buyers ask most about the development, its setting at Hougang Central beside Hougang MRT, and the rules on stamp duty, payment and financing. Each article is dated, and regulation-dependent figures are stated as at the month of writing.
Linktown Residences is the official name of the homes on the Hougang Central GLS site. How GLS names work, and how the site's names line up.
UOL Group and CapitaLand Development develop the Linktown Residences homes in a 50:50 joint venture, while CICT owns the mall. Each partner's role explained.
Linktown Residences is about 140 m from Hougang MRT on the North-East Line, with a planned direct link; Hougang becomes a CRL interchange in 2030.
Linktown Residences sits on a 99-year leasehold GLS site. How the lease is granted, when it starts, and what the tenure means for financing and ownership.
Schools around Linktown Residences, from Montfort Junior at about 320 m to Nanyang Junior College, and how Primary One distance priority works.
Stamp duty on a Linktown Residences purchase: the six Buyer's Stamp Duty tiers, ABSD by buyer profile, remission rules, payment timing and Seller's Stamp Duty.
How the progressive payment scheme works for Linktown Residences: booking fee, S&P payment, each construction stage and how cash, CPF and the loan fit in.
How much you can borrow for Linktown Residences: TDSR at 55%, the 4% assessment rate, LTV tiers by loans and tenure, and how joint applicants change the result.
How to register for Linktown Residences and prepare for the preview: what registration brings, documents to have ready and financing steps.
What living at an integrated development means at Linktown Residences: homes above a new mall, bus interchange and town plaza, linked to Hougang MRT.