# En bloc sales of old condos: Offer affected owners ABSD concessions when buying replacement homes

- **Source:** The Business Times
- **Published:** 2026-10-19T04:50:51.000Z
- **Author:** Leslie Yee
- **Original:** https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/en-bloc-sales-old-condos-offer-affected-owners-absd-concessions-when-buying-replacement-homes
- **Topics:** Private Residential, Government & Policy, Transactions & Deals

## Featured rationale

The lower thresholds could facilitate more ageing-condominium en bloc sales, potentially increasing redevelopment opportunities and replacement-home demand from affected owners.

## AI summary

Singapore lowered collective-sale consent thresholds to 70 per cent for developments aged 40 to 59 years and 65 per cent for those aged 60 years or older.

## Original article

[SINGAPORE] Given Singapore’s land scarcity, urban renewal is “not merely desirable, but really imperative”, Minister for Law Edwin Tong told Parliament on Sep 8.

With various changes to the Land Titles (Strata) Act passed in Parliament that day, owners of older property developments face lower consent thresholds for en bloc sales to encourage the building of newer developments to replace ageing ones.

Developments aged 40 to 59 years will require 70 per cent consent for a collective sale, while those aged 60 years and up will need 65 per cent.

## Chinese translation

> Translation model: grok_cli

### 旧公寓集体出售：向购买替代住房的受影响业主提供额外买方印花税宽减

降低同意门槛有助于老旧发展项目的集体出售，但业主可能需要更多激励措施

【新加坡】律政部长Edwin Tong于9月8日在国会表示，鉴于新加坡土地稀缺，城市更新“不仅可取，而且确实势在必行”。

随着当天国会通过《土地业权（分层）法》（Land Titles (Strata) Act）的多项修订，较旧房地产发展项目的业主进行集体出售所需的同意门槛将降低，以鼓励兴建较新的发展项目，取代老化项目。

楼龄40至59年的发展项目进行集体出售需取得70%同意，而楼龄60年及以上的发展项目则需65%。