Land Titles (Strata) (Amendment) Bill passed; collective sale regime amended to support renewal of ageing developments

29 September 2026

On 8 September 2026, the Land Titles (Strata) (Amendment) Bill (“Bill”) was passed. 

This Bill builds upon previous efforts to ensure that Singapore’s framework for urban renewal remains fit for purpose, providing ageing developments with a viable pathway forward where there is support among owners for redevelopment and allowing for Singapore’s urban landscape to continue to renew itself in an orderly and sustainable fashion. 

The Bill proposes amendments in two broad areas, namely, supporting the renewal of ageing developments and strengthening safeguards for non-consenting owners. 

Supporting renewal of ageing developments 

The Bill seeks to recalibrate the consent thresholds for collective sales in older developments with two new tiers to facilitate their renewal: 

  • A new consent threshold of 70% for developments aged 40 to 59 years; 
  • A new consent threshold of 65% for developments aged 60 years and older. 

The existing 90% and 80% consent thresholds will continue to apply to newer developments, that is, those below 10 years old and those from 10 to 39 years old, respectively, as set out in the table below.

Age of development

Less than 10 years

10 - 39 years

40 - 59 years

60 years and older

Consent threshold

90%

80%

(New) 70%

(New) 65%


Strengthening safeguards for non-consenting owners 

The Bill also seeks to strengthen the safeguards for non-consenting owners with the introduction of three additional safeguards that address the ease with which collective sale attempts can be initiated, the duration of the process, and the potential for repeated attempts in developments for which there is no genuine majority support. 

  • Higher threshold to initiate a collective sale attempt: The threshold to initiate a collective sale attempt will be raised. Currently, a requisition to convene an Extraordinary General Meeting for the formation of a Collective Sale Committee (“CSC”) must be signed by 20% of owners by share value, or 25% of owners by number of units. The Bill raises this to 35% of owners by share value or number of units. This ensures that collective sale exercises are only initiated where there is serious intent and support, reducing the risk of owners being subjected to a prolonged and disruptive process that is not likely to succeed. 
  • Shorter duration for collective sale process: The time period that CSCs have to obtain signatures to the Collective Sale Agreement (“CSA”) will be reduced from 12 months to six months. 
  • Longer restriction period after a failed collective sale attempt: The restriction period after a failed collective sale attempt will be extended from two years to three years. During the three-year restriction period, any attempt to convene a general meeting to form a new CSC will be subject to heightened requisition thresholds. 

Transitional arrangements

 Under the Bill, the existing collective sale framework will continue to apply where signature collection has already begun. 

For developments aged 40 years and older where the CSC is in the midst of gathering signatures and has already collected the first signature, there is an opt-in route whereby the CSC may convene a general meeting to decide whether to terminate the existing CSA and proceed afresh under the new framework. 

Reference materials 

The following materials are available on the Parliament website www.parliament.gov.sg: