HDB's Public Rental Scheme aids those who cannot afford to buy a home or rent from the open market. This article covers HDB rental application procedure, rental costs which vary between $26 to $275, ...

SINGAPORE: Rent prices of Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats across Singapore have risen to record levels, with some increasing by nearly 50 per cent in the last two-and-a-half years.

SINGAPORE - The Housing Board (HDB) will set aside more temporary housing for families waiting for their new flats, doubling the number of interim rental flats to 4,000 over the next two years. ...

The number of approved applications to rent out HDB flats jumped by 12.3% to 9,662 units in Q1 2025. Singapore’s HDB rental market rebounded sharply in the first quarter of 2025, reversing a ...

THE recent kerfuffle over an “S$8,000-a-month” rental for a three-room Housing and Development Board (HDB) flat in Bukit Merah was an eye-opener, and not just because it would have chalked up a record ...

In 2025, supply is expected to decrease, and rental growth is projected to slow. In H1 2024, the growth in HDB rents moderated to 1.4% year-on-year (YoY) due to tenants moving into condos and a ...

SINGAPORE — About 70 flats were taken back by the Housing and Development Board (HDB) from 2019 to 2023 for breaking minimum occupation period (MOP) rules and unauthorised rentals.

In comparison, on the open market, your landlord is an individual or couple (i.e. the owner(s) of the flat). You mutually agree on a monthly rent, but this amount is influenced by the prevailing HDB ...

The number of approved applications to rent out HDB flats jumped by 12.3% to 9,662 units in Q1 2025. Singapore’s HDB rental market rebounded sharply in the first quarter of 2025, reversing a ...

But under the HDB Public Rental Scheme, your landlord is HDB. That means you’ll rent your HDB flat from the Government. You’ll need to adhere to HDB’s rental flat eligibility criteria, which can be ...