Tighter regulations and bodies like CEA mean that the property market is no longer the wild frontier it used to be, like back in the ‘70s and ‘80s. But however much the government tries to regulate, clever marketing finds a way. The following may not be illegal, but for the first-time homebuyer these may be easy to miss; so look out for these when you’re shopping for a new launch:

1. Watch out to see if the show flat is the typical unit

Given the high cost of building a show flat (which is why we built our new launch platform), it’s understandable why developers would only want to build actual show flat units that represent the best the development has to offer.

So most of the time, show flats will use the most spacious-looking configuration possible. For example, if there are 3 different types of 2-bedroom units, they will typically showcase the biggest (or the most common) unit type.

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