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Aims Apac Reit charged about S$450,000 by JTC after tenant, Cocoa Trees owner, sublets Hougang space

Landlord Aims Apac Reit has failed to ensure FNA did not sublet: JTC

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Jessie Lim

Jessie Lim

Published Wed, Nov 5, 2025 · 11:21 AM
    • FNA, parent of The Cocoa Trees, was “not aware” tenants had to seek approval for subletting.
    • FNA, parent of The Cocoa Trees, was “not aware” tenants had to seek approval for subletting. PHOTO: FNA GROUP

    [SINGAPORE] FNA Group, the owner and operator of chocolate retailer The Cocoa Trees, has paid about S$450,000 to its landlord Aims Apac Reit, after it was found to have sublet industrial units at its headquarters in Hougang without authorisation.

    The real estate investment trust (Reit) was found to have breached JTC lease conditions for the building it holds in Defu Lane.

    It was asked to pay a regularisation fee of about S$450,000, which FNA Group has paid to Aims Apac Reit.

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