Overseas property investments: the grass isn't always greener

Singapore

WHEN Justin Harper bought a two-bedroom unit outside of London in 2014, the last thing he expected was for the £270,000 (S$503,702) investment to possibly go down in flames - literally.

But the 68-unit luxury apartment building located in Slough and completed in 2015, was found last year to be a major fire risk due to flammable cladding and other substandard fire safety features.