| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Agency | HDB |
| Applicant access | Individuals with Singpass; UEN-registered businesses with Corppass; Authorised individual filers; Authorised business filers |
| Processing estimate | 4 weeks upon HDB’s verification of the information as declared in the online application and receipt of supporting documents |
| Validity | One approval per sale transaction. |
Scope and eligibility
Owners selling an HDB shop or transferring a share need HDB's written consent. The authorised solicitor submits the online application, with the transferors and transferees agreeing to the transaction terms.
Application steps
- Identify lodgement or a transaction requiring HDB processing
- appoint and authorise the solicitor
- prepare identity, corporate and inspection-waiver records as applicable
- submit, pay the corresponding fee and respond to HDB's verification.
Documents to prepare
- Filer authorisation
- inspection-waiver undertaking for applicable lodgements
- power of attorney/undertaking for mortgagee sales
- all individuals' NRICs
- company resolutions authorising filing and execution, representative identity and current ACRA shareholder records.
Attachment filenames must be no longer than 130 characters and use letters, digits, underscores or hyphens. Spaces are converted to underscores. Check the accepted file formats and size for each upload field in the official application.
Fees and validity
| Fee item | Published amount |
|---|---|
| Lodgement, inspection waived / requested | S$109 / S$436 |
| Application requiring HDB processing | S$545 |
| With existing ORA transfer: waived / inspected / application | S$327 / S$654 / S$763 |
One approval per sale transaction.
Important details and examples
Processing-required examples include an unissued lease, selected change-of-use trades, non-residential conversion of living quarters or trading-area use selected as Others. The directory estimates four weeks after verification and supporting records.