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Request Cancellation After a Delayed Home Handover

If you want to leave a delayed off-plan purchase, identify the basis before requesting cancellation. This guide concerns a documented request, not an assumption that every delay entitles every buyer to an immediate full refund.

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Establish the grounds

Read the delivery date, extension conditions, notice and cancellation clauses alongside applicable mandatory protections. Delay, a permitted extension and a right to cancel require separate assessment. Have the actual documents reviewed independently where the amount or disagreement is material.

Make the request specific

Identify the agreement and unit, payments made, relevant facts and provisions, and the cancellation and repayment requested. Deliver it to the correct contracting company through the appropriate method and retain the record. A request is not the same as an agreed or legally effective cancellation. Do not assume that sending it automatically ends every further payment or obligation.

Check the response

If accepted, confirm refund amount, timing, expenses and the effect of settlement documents. Understand deductions and releases before signing. If refused, retain the agreement, payment history, notices and replies for an appropriate consumer service or legal adviser. A verbal sales assurance does not replace the final arrangement.

If the updated programme is still unclear, read Request a Written Handover Date After a Project Delay.

Sources checked 4 November 2026: Department of Lands: condominium legislation; Office of the Consumer Protection Board: condominium reservation contract guidance, February 2026.

Ownership, tax and visa rules change and individual situations differ. This is general information, not legal advice — confirm with a qualified professional before acting.

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