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NOTICE

Non-Singapore citizens purchasing strata landed house in non-condominium

developments

Effective Date: With immediate effect

1 Please refer to the memo from SLA that non-Singapore citizens who wish to purchase

strata landed houses built within non-condominium developments are required to

obtain approval under the Residential Property Act.

2. SLA wishes to remind real estate agents to advise their non-Singapore citizen clients

to apply to the Controller of Residential Property (Land Dealings (Approval) Unit

(LDAU), in the Singapore Land Authority) before they purchase strata landed housesin non-condominium developments. The need for approval should be brought to the

attention of the client before he enters into the option to purchase or the sale and

purchase agreement. A copy of the application form may be obtained from SLA or

downloaded from its website at www.sla.gov.sg.

3. SLA also wishes to remind real estate agents to advise their clients, who are

developers, to include the clause (approved by the Controller of Housing) in their

prescribed Option to Purchase and Sale and Purchase Agreement for the sale of strata

landed houses in non-condominium developments. Please refer to the attached SLA

Circular for the clause.

Source: Council of Estate Agencies, General Circular GC2/12

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LDAU CIRCULAR 1 OF 2012

To Law Firms, Law Organisations & Estate Agents

Non-Singapore citizens purchasing strata landed house in non-condominium

developments

This circular is to remind lawyers and real estate agents that non-Singapore citizens who wish

to purchase strata landed houses built within non-condominium developments are required to

obtain approval under the Residential Property Act. Such strata landed houses may be

situated in wholly strata landed developments, i.e. cluster housing projects, and indevelopments with a mix of strata landed housing and apartment units.

Lawyers and real estate agents are reminded to advise their non-Singapore citizen clients to

apply to the Controller of Residential Property (Land Dealings (Approval) Unit (LDAU), in

the Singapore Land Authority) before they purchase strata landed houses in non-

condominium developments. The need for approval should be brought to the attention of the

client before he enters into the option to purchase or the sale and purchase agreement.

A copy of the application form may be obtained from SLA or downloaded from its website at

www.sla.gov.sg.

Lawyers and real estate agents are also reminded to advise their clients, who are developers,

to include the following clause (approved by the Controller of Housing) in their prescribed

Option to Purchase and Sale and Purchase Agreement for the sale of strata landed houses in

non-condominium developments:

If You are not a Singapore Citizen or an approved purchaser as defined under

the Residential Property Act (Cap. 274), the sale and purchase is subject to the

approval being obtained by You from the Controller of Residential Property,

Singapore. If approval is not obtained within 3 months from the Option Date, the

sale and purchase shall be treated as abortive and all monies paid shall berefunded to You by Us in full (free of interest) and thereafter neither party shall

have any claim against the other.

Date: 9 Apr 2012

Vincent Hoong

Controller of Residential Property

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