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Council for Estate Agencies

Renting or renting out a private residential property

Rent or rent out your private residential property on your own in Singapore.

Last updated 29 December 2025

Here is an overview of the process of renting and leasing out a private residential property on your own in Singapore.

Note:

This is a broad overview of the process of renting and leasing 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 rent a private residential property/ room, you should first familiarise yourself with the Urban Redevelopment Authority’s (URA) rules and regulations.

Important:

Find out how to protect yourself from rental scams, as well as prevent your property from being used for rental scams.

Step 2: Go through checklists for rental transactions

Next, you are encouraged to go through the respective checklists for your rental transaction before signing a tenancy agreement.

Step 3: Negotiate and sign contract

When you are ready to sign a tenancy agreement, you may wish to use the Tenancy Agreement Template for Private Residential Property (PDF, 409KB) for your rental transaction.

You are free to negotiate the terms and conditions of the tenancy with the other party before signing the tenancy agreement.

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.

This template is just a guide and is not compulsory. It is aimed at protecting the interest of both landlords and tenants by including clauses relating to the main aspects of a tenancy for parties to negotiate, while providing flexibility by allowing additional clauses to be included.

Note:

CEA will not be able to act on disputes that do not involve a property agency or a property agent.

You can consider mediation at a Community Mediation Centre (CMC), Small Claims Tribunal (SCT), or take your own legal action.