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Stop shoebox apartment bashing

2012 Jun 15

Stop shoebox apartment bashing

From Leona Lo 04:45 AM Jun 14, 2012 TODAYonline

I thank Mr Conrad Raj for speaking up, in his commentary "Not too small for comfort" (June 7), for small apartment dwellers like me, my husband and our two cats.

We are renting a 43-sq-m house and will move to a similar-sized private apartment in 2014. We love our cosy dwelling, which we can easily spring-clean without having to rely on domestic help. The space constraint curbs indulgence in unnecessary household goods.

Amid the outburst by the CEO of a prominent property developer and the hostility to small apartments by some analysts, I ask this question: "How is it any of your business if you are not paying for my mortgage?"

Small apartment dwellers can live comfortably, too. Please respect this.



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