Residential
You must fulfil a set of eligibility conditions before you can sell your flat. Do note the Minimum Occupation Period (MOP), Ethnic Integration Policy (EIP), and Singapore Permanent Resident (SPR) quota for your block/ neighbourhood. There are also additional requirements that may have to be met in the event of bankruptcy or divorce.
If you would like to check your eligibility to sell your flat, register your Intent to Sell through the HDB Resale Portal.
The MOP is the period of time that you are required to physically occupy your flat before you can sell it on the open market.
The MOP is calculated from the date you collect the keys to your flat. It excludes any period where you do not occupy the flat, such as when the whole flat is rented out or when there has been an infringement of the flat lease.
The MOP duration depends on the purchase mode, flat type, and date of flat application:
Purchase Mode
MOP
Flats purchased from HDB
5 years
Design, Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS) flat bought from a developer
Flat bought under the Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS) with portable SERS rehousing benefits
Flat bought under the Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS)
Either
whichever is earlier
Resale flat bought from the open market with the CPF Housing Grant
Resale flat bought from the open market without the CPF Housing Grant
1-room flat
No MOP
2-room flat or bigger
Application date on or after 30 August 2010
Application date between 5 March to 29 August 2010
3 years
Before 5 March 2010
2.5 years with an HDB loan and 1 year with bank loan/without any loan
Flats bought under the Fresh Start Housing Scheme
20 years
You can login to My HDBPage with your Singpass and check if you have met the MOP to sell your flat, under My Flat > Purchased Flat > Flat Details > Minimum Occupation Period (MOP).
You need to ensure that your flat sale is within the EIP and SPR quota for your block/ neighbourhood.
Citizenship
SPR Quota in Neighbourhoods
SPR Quota in Blocks
5%
8%
N/A
The ethnic proportions and SPR quota are updated on the 1st of every month, and are applicable for resale applications submitted to us for that same month.
You can view the EIP/SPR quota of your flat after you have registered your Intent to Sell using the HDB Resale Portal. Alternatively, buyers can check a buyer's eligibility to buy a flat under the EIP/SPR quota.
In cases of bankruptcy or divorce, additional requirements may have to be met before the flat can be sold off.
Bankruptcy
Under the Housing and Development Act, as long as any of the HDB flat owners is a Singapore Citizen, the consent of the Official Assignee is not required in the event that the flat owners wish to sell the flat.
In cases where none of the flat owners are Singapore citizens, they will have to obtain the consent of the Official Assignee before they sell their flat.
Divorce
If you go through a divorce after meeting the MOP, you can sell the flat if all eligibility conditions are met.
You need to produce the following documents:
An official English translation of these documents by an interpreter of the Supreme Court or Family Justice Courts is required if the documents are not in any of the 4 official languages.
Find out more on how to retain your flat after a divorce.
Find out more about the streamlined resale process with the HDB Resale Portal.
It is important to understand and follow the resale procedures to ensure a smooth flat selling journey. Read the details in the following sections.