“Doing business in a foreign country can be a scary thing for people not aware of the rules and regulations. To ensure proper rules are followed, companies frequently turn to legal consultants to advise them. Unfortunately not all law firms seem to advise you with your best interest in mind but may be looking at their own interest and earnings from you. Jim Ellis helped reverse several costly mistakes made by following the advise of some misguided legal consultants and did it it in a very fast and fair manner, helping educate our company on doing business in Singapore. His fees were very reasonable and I would recommend Jim to anyone needing advise on setting up residency or business in Singapore.” Bill Beckett, Vice President Anagran Inc.

Jim,

Thank you very much for your help with the apartment and utilities.

As promised this is my “thank you letter” in both Arabic and English:

I came with my sister (a doctor) to Singapore in a short notice to start her training in NUH. We had only 10 days to rent an apartment in a secure building which must also be in close proximity to NUH so commuting would not be a problem.

We contacted Mr. Jim and when we met in Singapore he showed us multiple apartments that all satisfied our needs. He also advised us as to the merits of each apartments and left the decision to us. Afterwards he also used his experience and contacts to facilitate a quick setup for the utilities and services.

Mr. Jim understanding of our culture and requirements plus his insight in Singapore has helped us tremendously. Thank you JIM.

In Arabic:

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When we found out that we would be relocating to Singapore the first thing I did was to get on the web to find a property agent. I asked my good friend Google.com to search on “rental properties Singapore” and what I found was much more than a rental property agent; what I found was a relocation expert, who not only found us our ideal property, in our ideal location within our realistic budget, but who also went the extra mile so that we didn’t have to.

Our relocation expert is Jim Ellis of Singapore Rental. From my first visit to his website through to our continual transition in Singapore, Jim has been our agent, our expert, our advisor and most importantly our friend.

Ours was a very speedy move. I visited Jim’s website on the Monday; Jim contacted me on the Wednesday and the following Tuesday I went to Singapore to look at a number of properties Jim had set up for me. He picked me up at the airport and within five hours we had found the ideal place – near to my husband’s work, near to the coast, near to the airport, we even found a supermarket five minutes walk away and a school for our daughter literally around the corner. Jim had thought of everything and taken as much of it into account as possible – great work Jim!

Jim dealt with all the negotiations and legalities of the lease, and ensured that everything was as it should be when we moved in. He even ensured that the paint was the right colour and that the curtains were the right style – what a service!

His services did not stop there. Jim also arranged the connection of all of our utility facilities, gave us contacts for arranging phone lines, broadband access and cable TV, helped us with relocating our domestic helper as well as advised us on importing our pet dog.

Jim Ellis has been so much more than a property agent. He truly is a relocation expert and as such he helped to take out all the pain involved in moving an entire family from one country to another.

If you require hassle-free relocation, expect excellent service and you are looking for someone who goes the extra mile so you don’t have to, we would thoroughly recommend Jim Ellis and Singapore Rental.

– Lisa

We write to thank you for your sterling efforts recently in settling us down into our new apartment in Singapore.

Being first timers in an Asian country can be somewhat daunting and your experience and professional approach to your job has reflected in a very smooth and simple transition period for me and my family.

Taking all of our needs into consideration and enlightening us further for what we should look for has enabled us to be in a prime location with excellent facilities and already we have settled down nicely.

Please pass our thanks on to your team also as you have all been fantastic and already we feel like part of the Century 21 family.

Jim, again many thanks from us all and wish we could tell every one coming to Singapore to look you up and seek your excellent services.

Phillip Lewis

Ich moechte mich auf diesem Wege nochmals fuer den ausgezeichneten Service bei der Wohnungssuche in Singapore bedanken. Sie haben meiner Frau und mir wirklich einen ausgezeichneten Ueberblick ueber die Situation in Singapore verschafft und ebenfalls die Vor- und Nachteile aller Wohnungen neutral praesentiert. Der Service erstreckte sich auch auf so ungewoehnliche Dinge wie uns spaet nachts am Flugahafen abzuholen und nach Hause zu fahren, sich um Wasser, Strom und Telefonanschluesse zu kuemmern etc…..kurz alles, was wirklich hilfreich ist ! Nachdem wir jetzt einen Monat hier sind, kann ich nur noch einmal bestaetigen, dass wir sehr zufrieden mit der Wohnung sind, und ich meiner Firma empfehlen werde, zukuenftige “Neuankoemmlinge” in Ihre guten Haende zu uebergeben.

Holger Kebernik
Head of Forfaiting – Asia
Dresdner Kleinwort Benson / Dresdner Bank AG”

“Coming from the United States in early 1998 for my first assignment in Singapore I was not familiar with the intricacy\’s involved with property. Jim Ellis knew what I wanted and \”needed\” before I did and had quickly arranged viewing of many varied properties. With Jim\’s 20 years experience in Singapore and South East Asia I had moved quickly from hotel to Home. Given the experience shown to me I have used Jim as my primary real-estate agent for all expats into Singapore.”

When we needed to find a right property in a matter of just few days, Jim was the only agent who took this challenge and by all means proved to be the best experience we ever had with the property business.