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Buying or Selling a private residential property

Learn how to buy or sell a private residential property on your own in Singapore.

Last updated 29 December 2025

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Step 1: Familiarise yourself with the rules and regulations
Step 2: Go through checklists for sale and purchase transactions
Step 3: Negotiate and sign contract

Here is an overview of the process of buying or selling a private residential property on your own in Singapore.

Note:

This is a broad overview of the process of buying or selling a private residential property in Singapore.

If you are unfamiliar with the property transaction process or require assistance, you should consider engaging a property agent.

Step 1: Familiarise yourself with the rules and regulations

If you wish to buy or sell a private residential property, you should first familiarise yourself with the Urban Redevelopment Authority’s (URA) rules and regulations.

Step 2: Go through checklists for sale and purchase transactions

Next, you are encouraged to go through the respective checklists for your property transaction, before entering into a contract to buy or sell private residential property.


Completed private residential property

Uncompleted private residential property

For Buyers

For Sellers

For Buyers

For Sellers

Step 3: Negotiate and sign contract

When you are ready to enter into a contract to buy or sell a private residential property, you may wish to use the following standard contract templates for your transaction.

Note

If the other party is represented by a property agent, you will be asked by the property agent to provide information as part of their due diligence checks in a property transaction.