Among all of the aspects of property ownership that come to mind, the one called ‘inheritance dispute’ is one of the least popular topics. It is often overlooked but a recent legal case that made its way through the courts has brought this to the fore. It showed how, even in a straightforward property purchase, you can become entangled in litigation that has nothing to do with you as the buyer. In this case that was brought before the Family Justice Courts, a purchaser bought a landed home in Siglap for $5.5 million after seeing it listed on PropertyGuru. He exercised the Option To Purchase (OTP) and lodged the usual caveat. He even got so far as securing the mortgage, signing the Sale & Purchase Agreement, and moving in with his family. However, it was only after this that the problems started to emerge. When he attempted to register himself as the legal owner of the property, the registration was blocked.  ...