Fees
Conveyancing Fees in Singapore
Residential fees are published in full below. Each is all in: the search fees, the registration fees and the mortgage stamp fee where one applies are already inside the figure rather than added at completion.
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| HDB resale purchaseBuying a resale flat, including where you are taking a bank loan. | S$2,200 |
| HDB resale saleSelling a resale flat, including redeeming the existing loan and the CPF refund. | S$1,800 |
| HDB refinancingMoving the loan on a resale flat to a new lender. | S$1,500 |
| Private residential purchaseCondominiums and apartments. | S$2,500 |
| Private residential saleCondominiums and apartments. | S$2,000 |
| Landed propertyLanded homes vary too much to carry a single figure. Quoted in writing before anything begins. | On request |
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| Buyer's stamp dutyDue within 14 days of the document being signed in Singapore. We calculate it for you before you commit. | Payable to IRAS |
| Additional buyer's stamp dutyWhere it applies, it is usually the largest single figure in the transaction. | Payable to IRAS |
| Seller's stamp dutyOnly where the property is sold inside the holding period. | Payable to IRAS |
| CPF charges, and bank or HDB feesCharged to you directly by the body concerned rather than through us. | Varies |
What these fees assume
A fixed fee is only useful if you can check whether it is your fixed fee. Where a matter falls outside these, you get the figure in writing before any work starts.
All matters
- A completed property. Buildings under construction, including units bought from a developer, are quoted separately
- One property, in a single transaction
- Buyers or sellers acting in their own names, rather than through a company or a trust
- Any loan on the lender's usual terms, with our firm on the lender's panel
- All documents in English, with no translation required
- No dispute between the parties, and no litigation arising from the transaction
HDB matters
- A straightforward sale or purchase through the HDB Resale Portal
- No decoupling, part share transfer or other change of ownership
Private property
- A resale purchase or sale, rather than a purchase directly from a developer
- No en bloc sale, subdivision or amalgamation
Fees
About the fees
What does all in actually mean?
The search fees, the registration fees and the mortgage stamp fee where one applies are inside the figure. They are the disbursements a quote usually leaves out, and they are the reason a cheap-looking rate stops looking cheap at completion.
What is not inside it are the sums payable to somebody other than us: stamp duty, CPF charges, and anything your bank or HDB charges you directly. Those are listed above.
Do these fees apply to a new launch or a property under construction?
No. The published fees are for completed properties. A purchase from a developer of a unit still being built is paid in stages as construction progresses, on the developer's own contract, and runs for years rather than weeks, so it is quoted separately.
We act on those too. Send us the details and you will have a fixed figure in writing before anything begins.
What about commercial property and leases?
Quoted per transaction. Offices, shophouses, retail and industrial property raise questions residential deals do not, from regulatory approvals to the treatment of existing tenancies, and the spread between an easy one and a hard one is genuine rather than rhetorical.
Tell us what you are buying, selling or leasing and you will have the figure before anything starts.
What happens if my matter falls outside these assumptions?
You get the figure in writing before any work begins, not a revised invoice afterwards. That is the whole point of publishing the conditions alongside the price.
Can I use CPF to pay the legal fees?
CPF Ordinary Account savings can usually be applied to a property purchase, including stamp duty and legal fees, subject to the Board's rules and to how much you have available. We confirm your position early, because it changes how much cash you need ready at each stage.
Want the figure for your transaction?
Tell us the property, the price and your dates. You will have a fixed quote in writing, including anything payable to somebody other than us, before anything begins.