Basically, HOS buyers will not sell their flats in the first five years. Most of them are self-occupiers. New HOS flats are almost completely undecorated, so many people are willing to spend as much money as possible to decorate them to look like their own. What a dream! However, the Housing Department actually has certain regulations on the decoration of HOS flats. Friends who are selected for HOS flats should pay attention!
Be careful to prevent hollow bricks from tilting with the floor. Remember to check the building a priori <br data-mce-fragment="1">Most Home Ownership Houses are delivered in the state of "Clear Water House". "Clear Shui House" is a lucky house with simple floors and walls. There is no waterproofing and no finishes, so owners of HOS flats must be mentally prepared that the renovation project will take a long time and cost a lot of money.
At the same time, before starting the renovation project, it is best to conduct a building inspection first, because according to past experience, some new HOS flats have problems such as loose roofing, hollow walls/hollow bricks, tilted floors, water leakage, etc. If the renovation project starts, it must be repaired In case of construction defects, there is a high chance that additional charges will be charged and the construction progress will be delayed. When the HOS flat is taken over, remember to carefully check whether there are any problems with the walls and floors that will be retained to avoid losses.
New HOS flats are delivered in Qingshui Building, so they need to be completely renovated before move-in. 
Delayed move-in to public housing will require you to pay three times the rent <br data-mce-fragment="1">If you are a public housing tenant, after buying a Home Ownership Scheme flat through the Green Home Ownership Scheme and Home Ownership Scheme, you must Move out of your current public housing unit within 60 days from the date of resumption of the building. However, the decoration of the HOS flat takes time and may not be completed within 60 days. Therefore, residents are best prepared to apply for an extension to hand back the public housing unit to avoid renovation of the new house when the house is transferred. Not completed yet, need to find another place to live. Please note when applying: 1. The maximum extension is 30 days; 2. Three times the rent must be paid during the extension period.
The kitchen door and toilet door can be detached and converted into an open kitchen and the application is required <br data-mce-fragment="1">When the owner of the Home Ownership Housing Estate takes over the property, he will be issued a batch of documents, which involve matters that need to be paid attention to during decoration. Including decoration guidelines and warranty for installation of electrical equipment, etc. Before decoration, you need to apply for decoration work at the management office, but if it involves the following situations, you must pay attention: 1. Devices involving structural dangers cannot be dismantled, such as main walls and beams, etc.; 2 .Aluminum windows cannot be changed, otherwise it will violate the building's covenant of mutual covenant; 3. The kitchen workbench is removable; 4. The kitchen door and toilet door are removable, but if you want to change the kitchen from a kitchen to an open kitchen and need to remove the door, you must ask The Buildings Department has entered into the regulations and can only proceed after obtaining the consent.
Is the “renovation contractor reference list” of little use?
The HD has established a "renovation contractor reference list". Decoration contractors on the list must provide the HD with bank deposits, past projects and other documents to prove that the company has certain assets and relevant experience, and must pass the police background The original intention of the review is to prevent public housing and Home Ownership Scheme residents from selecting some "clean" decoration contractors to avoid causing nuisance due to misuse of illegal companies.
The contractors on the list are not employed by the Housing Department and have no direct relationship with the Housing Department. In the end, if there are problems with the decoration project, the risk and responsibility must still be borne by the residents themselves. The quotes quoted by these decoration companies are not necessarily reasonable. In the past, 10 contractors on the list were accused of colluding in pricing.
In fact, there are already many formal decoration companies on the market, and referring to the Housing Department's list is not necessarily a guarantee. Home Owners can consider comparing prices with other decoration companies on their own.
HOS Housing Decoration Package VS Design Company <br data-mce-fragment="1">Nearly 3/1 of Hong Kong people live in public housing, so many decoration companies have specially designed "HOS Housing Decoration Package" for HOS flats to " The all-inclusive price of "Work and Materials Included" provides basic decoration for the unit, including dust collection, oiling, flooring, kitchen and toilet cabinets, and installation of sanitary ware. The cheaper the price, the more materials the owner has to prepare by himself. Taking medium-sized units (about 400 square feet) as an example, the price of these packages is generally about more than 100,000 yuan. The owners mainly provide materials such as tiles, sanitary ware, lighting, doors, etc., and the masters install them on their behalf.
If the package meal includes some raw materials, they are usually purchased in large quantities by decoration companies at low prices, and there are not many choices. If the owner has requirements for the interior decoration and layout of the house, wants to change the layout of the unit, or wants to slowly select and use high-quality materials, there are usually two ways to do it. One is to do it all from the design, purchase of materials, to ordering furniture, and provide it by themselves. Negotiate with the engineering company for the decoration package, so that you can choose the most flat package that only covers basic engineering and does not include materials; if you have sufficient funds and have no idea about design, you can hire an interior design company, and the design company will follow up on all related matters. , the owner only needs to pay for additional furniture.
