# Vers for old HDB flats: Could the consent threshold be 65%?

- **Source:** The Business Times
- **Published:** 2026-08-17T04:57:38.000Z
- **Author:** Leslie Yee
- **Original:** https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/vers-old-hdb-flats-could-consent-threshold-be-65
- **Topics:** HDB & Public Housing, Private Residential, Government & Policy

## Featured rationale

Lower thresholds could unlock more ageing sites for collective sale, potentially increasing redevelopment supply that better serves current business, housing and leisure needs.

## AI summary

The government has proposed lowering en bloc consent thresholds for older private commercial, mixed-use and non-landed residential developments to facilitate redevelopment.

## Original article

[SINGAPORE] The government’s recent proposed changes to lower the consent thresholds for older developments to secure an en bloc sale are much welcomed.

The proposed changes could enable more ageing private commercial, mixed-use and non-landed residential developments to be sold en bloc and redeveloped.

New developments that subsequently emerge will better serve today’s business, housing and leisure needs.

## Chinese translation

> Translation model: openai_codex_cli

### 旧HDB组屋的自愿提早重建计划（Vers）：同意门槛会否是65%？

新房地产开发和重建项目不足，可能损害新加坡整体经济和社会

[新加坡] 政府近期提出降低老旧发展项目集体出售所需同意门槛的拟议修改，十分值得欢迎。

这些拟议修改或可让更多老化的私人商业、混合用途和非有地住宅发展项目得以集体出售并重建。

随后出现的新发展项目，将更好地服务当今的商业、住房和休闲需求。