Benefit from a Development Zoning and Planning practice well-respected for its depth and breadth of experience, providing comprehensive services related to land use and planning matters.

Hailed for being innovative and groundbreaking, our team has advised on mixed developments and special land use conditions, ancillary issues related to permissible gross floor area, stratum of airspace, easements and other related rights. This includes handling various "white sites" in Singapore, allowing real estate developers an opportunity to utilize the site for mixed-uses.

Representing leading real estate developers and investors on rezoning, change of use issues, upgrading lease tenures and uplifting lease conditions in relation to state and government land, our team has worked with the Urban Redevelopment Authority, Housing & Development Board, Sentosa Development Corporation and JTC Corporation land parcels for development and redevelopment purposes. Our experience also extends to real estate developers and investors exploring new concepts to expand use of the land within zoning and title restrictions.

Key services include:

• Land acquisitions
• Rezoning and change of use
• Advising on premiums payable to the authorities

Insights

Changes to housing developers’ ABSD remission timelines for complex projects and for CORENET X - A welcome step in the right direction!

March 7, 2025

Singapore: On 5 March 2025, the Singapore Government announced changes to the regime for the Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty (ABSD) remission timelines for licensed housing developers for Complex projects and for approval of building works submitted through CORENET X. We explore these changes and how this is a first step to more changes in the right direction.

Qualifying Certificate – New Exemption for Singapore Listed Housing Developers with Substantial Connection to Singapore

February 10, 2020

On 6 February 2020, the Ministry of Law and Singapore Land Authority (LDAU) jointly announced that they are prepared to grant exemption status to Singapore listed housing developers (with substantial connection to Singapore) from the Qualifying Certificate regime which regulates the acquisition, use and disposal of restricted residential properties.