Sembawang House with Skeletal Remains Managed to be Sold off for $2.23m

Last Updated on 2018-03-02 , 4:15 pm

Would you be willing to buy a house that people once died in?

How about a flat that was built on a cemetery?

The common answer is no, people were afraid that the house will be haunted.

But that thinking might have already been ‘outdated’.

According to a property advisor, “Singaporeans rushed like bees to honey for high-priced Build-to-Order HDB flats in Bidadari, which, up to about 15 years ago, was a well-known landmark, a large cemetery”.

And that happened just recently.

In another incident, an abandoned house with two skeletons was sold in an auction.

The Sembawang Hills Estate terraced house was sold yesterday for S$2.23 million to a local contractor.

It was held by real estate agency Knight Frank, on behalf of the Public Trustee’s Office, which is under the Ministry of Law.

The house has been abandoned for ten years, before the Government took over it in 2015, according to The New Paper.

The history of the house

The house belonged to Ms Pearl Leen Hee and her sister Ms Ruby Tan. The sisters were presumed dead by the High Court in 2015, with none of them leaving a will behind.

The first set of skeletal remains were discovered in the house in 2006.

National Agency officers were in the house for a mosquito breeding inspection. The officers found the remains in a toilet. Both sisters would have been 81 and 68 during that time.

Nine years later, another set of bones were found.

The Building and Construction Authority had hired contractors to put up a temporary roof for the house. A human skull and a thigh bone were found by a worker.

It is impossible to determine if the bones belong to the two sisters, as DNA could not be obtained from the bone samples, according to The Straits Times.

Overwhelming response

The venue of the auction was too small for the overwhelming attendance. Instead of 70, 160 interested bidders turned up instead. The first bid for the 1,720 sq ft house in Jalan Batai was S$1.7 million.

Within just two minutes, it increased to S$2 million.

There were bids of 2.1m, 2.1m, 2.18m, and 2.2m.

Sold

It was eventually sold to Mr Goh Tee Kia, who bid for S$2.23m.

The Jalan Batai house was sold at S$1,297 per sq ft.

After Mr Goh won the bid, he signed and handed over an S$223,000 cheque, which is 10% of the winning bid, to Knight Frank.

It is known that Mr Goh owns construction company G & C General Contractors. He lives in a landed house near Holland Road.

“I plan to rent it out first and sell it after five years,” Mr Goh said.

Thoughts

Well…honestly I wouldn’t live in the house even if you pay me to. Call me a coward, I’ll take it willingly.

I applaud these businessmen for their courage!

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