Housing and Development (Conveyancing Fees) Rules

Housing and Development Act

(Chapter 129, Section 65(1)(g))

Housing and Development (Conveyancing Fees) Rules

R 2

REVISED EDITION 1999

(1st January 1999)

[12th September 1983]

Citation

1.  These Rules may be cited as the Housing and Development (Conveyancing Fees) Rules.

Fees

2.—(1)  The fees, excluding all disbursements, payable to the Housing and Development Board by a party for whom the Board acts, or to whom services are rendered by the Board, in any transaction, disposition or application in respect of a flat, house or other building or living accommodation sold by the Board under the provisions of Part IV of the Act, shall be in accordance with the First Schedule.

[S 564/2006 wef 28/09/2006]

(2)  The fees, excluding all disbursements, payable to the Housing and Development Board by a party for whom the Board acts, or to whom services are rendered by the Board, in any purchase or mortgage of any housing accommodation sold under the provisions of Part IVB of the Act, shall be in accordance with the Second Schedule.

[S 564/2006 wef 28/09/2006]

FIRST SCHEDULE

Types of transactions for HDB, HDB Executive and HUDC flats	Board’s Scale of Fees (Computed to the next $)
1. Sale of flat by the Board, together with mortgage of such flat to the Board		First $30,000 @ 9.0 c. per $100 or part thereof
		Next $30,000 @ 7.2 c. per $100 or part thereof
		Thereafter @ 6.0 c. per $100 or part thereof
		There shall be a minimum fee of $20.
1A. Sale of flat by the Board		First $30,000 @ 9.0 c. per $100 or part thereof
		Next $30,000 @ 7.2 c. per $100 or part thereof
		Thereafter @ 6.0 c. per $100 or part thereof
		There shall be a minimum fee of $20.
1B. Mortgage of flat to a lender other than the Board		First $30,000 @ 9.0 c. per $100 or part thereof
		Next $30,000 @ 7.2 c. per $100 or part thereof
		Thereafter @ 6.0 c. per $100 or part thereof
		There shall be a minimum fee of $20.
2. Resale, transfer or assignment of flat by the owner	First $30,000 @ 13.5 c. per $100 or part thereof
	Next $30,000 @ 10.8 c. per $100 or part thereof
	Thereafter @ 9.0 c. per $100 or part thereof
	There shall be a minimum fee of $20.
3. Mortgage in respect of resale, transfer or assignment of flat (whether to the Board or a lender other than the Board)	First $30,000 @ 13.5 c. per $100 or part thereof
	Next $30,000 @ 10.8 c. per $100 or part thereof
	Thereafter @ 9.0 c. per $100 or part thereof
	There shall be —
	(a) a minimum mortgagee’s fee of $20 for 1 room and 2 room flats and $40 for other types of flats; and
	(b) a minimum mortgagor’s fee of $20 for all types of flats.
4. Discharge of mortgage (including reassignment)	1 room flat	$22
	2 room flat	$33
	3 room flat	$44
	4 room flat	$55
	5 room flat	$66
	HDB Executive flat	$77
	HUDC flat	$88
5. Transmission, Notice of Death and Surrender of Lease	1 room flat	$22
	2 room flat	$33
	3 room flat	$44
	4 room flat	$55
	5 room flat	$66
	HDB Executive flat	$77
	Multi-Generation flat	$77
	HUDC flat	$88
6. Application for a subsidiary certificate of title for lost duplicate Lease incidental to any transaction above	1 room flat	$100
	2 room flat	$150
	3 room flat	$200
	4 room flat	$250
	5 room flat	$300
	HDB Executive flat	$350
	HUDC flat	$400
7. Application for a subsidiary certificate of title for damaged duplicate Lease incidental to any transaction above	1 room flat	$22
	2 room flat	$33
	3 room flat	$44
	4 room flat	$55
	5 room flat	$66
	HDB Executive flat	$77
	HUDC flat	$88

[G.N. Nos. S 219/83; S 13/88; S36/98]

SECOND SCHEDULE

Rule 2(2)

Type of transaction for DBSS flat		Board’s fees where approved developer offers standard payment schedule		Board’s fees where approved developer offers deferred payment schedule
1. Purchase of DBSS flat		$310		$250
2. Mortgage of DBSS flat whether to the Board or to a lender other than the Board		$310		$250
3. Mortgage of DBSS flat to the Board where the Board does not act for the mortgagor		$210		$170.

[S 564/2006 wef 28/09/2006]

In this Schedule —

“approved developer” means a developer appointed under section 65N of the Act;

“DBSS flat” means any housing accommodation sold or to be sold by an approved developer under Part IVB of the Act;

“deferred payment schedule” means a payment schedule where all payments to be made by the purchaser to the approved developer subsequent to the initial payment are deferred until after the purchaser receives a Notice of Vacant Possession and either the Temporary Occupation Permit or Certificate of Statutory Completion (or a certified copy thereof) in respect of the DBSS flat;

“initial payment” means the payment to be made by the purchaser to the approved developer —

(a) upon the signing of the Sale and Purchase Agreement; or

(b) within 9 weeks from the date of the Option to Purchase,

whichever is the later;

“standard payment schedule” means ––

(a) the payment schedule set out in Form B in the Schedule to the Housing and Development (Design-Build-and-Sell Scheme –– Form of Contract) Rules 2006 (G.N. No. S 508/2006); or

(b) any other payment schedule which has been approved by the Board under rule 5 of the Housing and Development (Design-Build-and-Sell Scheme –– Form of Contract) Rules 2006, and which is not a deferred payment schedule.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

Housing and Development (Conveyancing Fees) Rules

 

This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Housing and Development (Conveyancing Fees) Rules. It is not part of these Rules.
1.	G. N. No. S 219/1983—Housing and Development (Conveyancing Fees) Rules 1983
	Date of commencement	:	Date not available
2.	G. N. No. S 13/1988
	Date of commencement	:	Date not available
3.	1983 Revised Edition—Housing and Development (Conveyancing Fees) Rules
	Date of operation	:	25 March 1992
4.	G. N. No. S 36/1998—Housing and Development (Conveyancing Fees) (Amendment) Rules 1998
	Date of commencement	:	23 January 1998
5.	1999 Revised Edition—Housing and Development (Conveyancing Fees) Rules
	Date of operation	:	1 January 1999
6.	G. N. No. S 643/2002—Housing and Development (Conveyancing Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2002
	Date of commencement	:	1 January 2003
7.	G. N. No. S 564/2006—Housing and Development (Conveyancing Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2006
	Date of commencement	:	28 September 2006
8.	1990 Revised Edition—Housing and Development (Conveyancing Fees) Rules 1990
	Date of operation	:	Date not available.