By Jessica Cheam

THE appeal - and last ditch attempt - by 10 minority owners of former HUDC estate Gillman Heights to stop its collective sale was heard by the Court of Appeal on Tuesday.

This is the last recourse for the owners, who have fought the $548 million sale to the bitter end since it was approved by the Strata Titles Board (STB) in 2007.

Minority owners of the 607-unit, 99-year leasehold estate at Alexandra Road appealed STB's decision in the High Court, but this was dismissed by Justice Choo Han Teck last June.

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