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As a flat buyer, you are required to attend these appointments personally:
If you are unable to attend the selection appointment, you will have to complete an Authorisation Form and have your representative submit it to us during your selection appointment.
If you are unable to attend the appointment to sign the Sales Agreement or collection of keys or both, you will have to prepare a Power of Attorney.
When buying or selling a flat, you may need a Power of Attorney if you are unable to attend to certain matters personally.
A Power of Attorney (PoA) is a legal document that allows a person ('donor') to appoint another person ('attorney') to act on his behalf and in his name on matters specified in the PoA.
When buying or selling an HDB flat, certain matters must be attended to at different stages of the process. For example, signing of documents, such as:
The PoA is required if you are unable to attend to these matters personally. You are advised to consult a private solicitor in Singapore to prepare the PoA.
Step 1: Preparing the PoA
You must get a solicitor to prepare the PoA.
Step 2: Signing the PoA
The PoA has to be signed by you in the presence of your solicitor. If you are already overseas, you must sign the PoA in the presence of one of the following parties:
*With effect from 1 March 2017, if you are using CPF monies to buy a flat, the CPF Board does not accept PoAs witnessed by overseas Notary Publics. The PoA must be witnessed and sealed/ stamped by an official from a Singapore Overseas Mission instead. You may visit the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' website for more details on the nearest Singapore Overseas Mission.
Step 3: Registering the PoA
After your PoA has been signed, your solicitor will register the PoA with the High Court Registry.
Step 4: Submitting required documents to HDB
Once the PoA has been registered, you need to submit the following documents to us:
Important points to note:
Find out the steps you need to take to cancel a new flat application or Design, Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS) flat/ Executive Condominium (EC) application.
If you wish to cancel your flat application, please submit the request via MyRequest@HDB.
If you cancel your flat application, the relevant forfeiture and consequences of the cancellation at various stages of the application are as follows:
Stage of Application
Financial Forfeiture
Additional Information
Cancel flat application before selection
Nil
First-timer families
First-timer singles and second-timers
Cancel flat application after booking a flat but before signing the Agreement for Lease
Option Fee
You must wait out a 1 year period from the date of cancellation of the application before you can apply or be included as an essential occupier for a:
For first-timer families Any additional chances accumulated from your previous unsuccessful applications will be set to 0.
Cancel flat application after signing the Agreement for Lease but before key collection
5% of the flat purchase price*
For first-timer families
Any additional chances accumulated from your previous unsuccessful applications will be set to 0.
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