Housing and Development (Exemptions from Section 50(1) of Act) (Amendment) Notification 2026 · reg 5

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In the principal Notification, in paragraph 5 —(a)in sub‑paragraph (1), after “purchase of a new property”, insert “before 5 December 2025”;(b)in sub‑paragraph (1)(b), after “(if any),”, insert “on the date of the application to purchase the new property,”;(c)after sub‑paragraph (1), insert —“(1A) A person is exempted from section 50(1)(a) of the Act, in relation to his or her purchase of a new property on or after 5 December 2025, if all of the following conditions are satisfied:(a)the new property is —(i)a Short Lease 2‑room Flexi flat; or(ii)a Community Care Apartment;(b)the person and his or her spouse (if any), on the date of the application to purchase the new property, have both attained —(i)in the case of a Short Lease 2‑room Flexi flat — 55 years of age;(ii)in the case of an application to purchase a Community Care Apartment made before 1 November 2026 — 65 years of age; or(iii)in the case of an application to purchase a Community Care Apartment made on or after 1 November 2026 — 55 years of age;(c)the person, his or her spouse or any authorised occupier owns or has an estate or interest in no more than one non‑residential property;(d)if the person, his or her spouse or any authorised occupier owns or has an estate or interest in any residential property —(i)the owner of that residential property undertakes to sell or divest himself or herself of any interest in that residential property within 6 months after the date of taking possession of the new property; and(ii)the owner of that residential property sells or divests himself or herself of the interest in that residential property within 6 months after the date of taking possession of the new property.”;(d)in sub‑paragraph (2), replace sub‑paragraph (b) with —“(b)the person and his or her spouse (if any), on the date of the application to purchase the new property, have both attained —(i)in the case of a Short Lease 2‑room Flexi flat — 55 years of age;(ii)in the case of an application to purchase a Community Care Apartment made before 1 November 2026 — 65 years of age; or(iii)in the case of an application to purchase a Community Care Apartment made on or after 1 November 2026 — 55 years of age.”;(e)in sub‑paragraph (3), in the definition of “Community Care Apartment”, replace “35 years” with “45 years”; and(f)after sub‑paragraph (3), insert —“(4) In sub‑paragraph (1), a reference to a non‑residential property does not include any commercial property mentioned in section 50(11) of the Act (as in force before 5 December 2025).”.

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reg 5Amendment of paragraph 5

In the principal Notification, in paragraph 5 —

(a)

in sub‑paragraph (1), after “purchase of a new property”, insert “before 5 December 2025”;

(b)

in sub‑paragraph (1)(b), after “(if any),”, insert “on the date of the application to purchase the new property,”;

(c)

after sub‑paragraph (1), insert —“(1A) A person is exempted from section 50(1)(a) of the Act, in relation to his or her purchase of a new property on or after 5 December 2025, if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

(a)

the new property is —

(i)

a Short Lease 2‑room Flexi flat; or

(ii)

a Community Care Apartment;

(b)

the person and his or her spouse (if any), on the date of the application to purchase the new property, have both attained —

(i)

in the case of a Short Lease 2‑room Flexi flat — 55 years of age;

(ii)

in the case of an application to purchase a Community Care Apartment made before 1 November 2026 — 65 years of age; or

(iii)

in the case of an application to purchase a Community Care Apartment made on or after 1 November 2026 — 55 years of age;

(c)

the person, his or her spouse or any authorised occupier owns or has an estate or interest in no more than one non‑residential property;

(d)

if the person, his or her spouse or any authorised occupier owns or has an estate or interest in any residential property —

(i)

the owner of that residential property undertakes to sell or divest himself or herself of any interest in that residential property within 6 months after the date of taking possession of the new property; and

(ii)

the owner of that residential property sells or divests himself or herself of the interest in that residential property within 6 months after the date of taking possession of the new property.”;

(d)

in sub‑paragraph (2), replace sub‑paragraph (b) with —“(b)the person and his or her spouse (if any), on the date of the application to purchase the new property, have both attained —

(i)

in the case of a Short Lease 2‑room Flexi flat — 55 years of age;

(ii)

in the case of an application to purchase a Community Care Apartment made before 1 November 2026 — 65 years of age; or

(iii)

in the case of an application to purchase a Community Care Apartment made on or after 1 November 2026 — 55 years of age.”;

(e)

in sub‑paragraph (3), in the definition of “Community Care Apartment”, replace “35 years” with “45 years”; and

(f)

after sub‑paragraph (3), insert —“(4) In sub‑paragraph (1), a reference to a non‑residential property does not include any commercial property mentioned in section 50(11) of the Act (as in force before 5 December 2025).”.