Buying and Selling Real Estate in Singapore (Updated) | JD Supra

KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER SINGAPOREAN LAW –

INTRODUCTION –

There are two systems of land registration in Singapore: registration under the Registrations of Deeds Act, known as “unregistered land”, and registration under the Land Titles Act, known as “registered land”. Currently, most land in Singapore has been converted and brought under the latter registration system. As such, most of this article will be concerned only with land registered under the Land Titles Act. The entity overseeing the land registration in Singapore is the Singapore Land Authority (“SLA”).