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Singapore raises Land Betterment Charge rates for five of nine use groups from 1 September 2026

Announced 31 August 2026 · Effective 1 September 2026

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Comparison anchored to effective date: 1 September 2026. Before: 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2026. After: 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027. The same 365 days on each side; the anchor day counts as after.

Before · 1 Sep 2025 to 31 Aug 2026

24 land-sales awards

76 land-sales steps in all
7 other archive events
Singapore private residential transactions, all types of sale: 18,260 (Q2 2026)

The event

Announced 31 Aug 2026

Effective 1 Sep 2026

The effective date is the anchor.

After · 1 Sep 2026 to 31 Aug 2027

2 land-sales awards

4 land-sales steps in all
34 of 365 days observable so far; the last 331 are after 4 Oct 2026
Singapore private residential transactions, all types of sale: no whole period in the window yet

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7 verified claims on this event record a before and an after value.
24 land-sales awards in the 365 days before the effective date, and 2 in the 34 observable days after.
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About this eventIssuing authority, category, affected market, primary source, summary

Announced: 31 August 2026
Effective: 1 September 2026
Issuing authority: Singapore Land Authority, Urban Redevelopment Authority
Category: Tax policy
Affected market: Land in Singapore on which Land Betterment Charge is assessed by the Table of Rates method, where the chargeable consent is a Provisional Permission granted on or after 1 September 2026, or a second or subsequent extension to a Provisional Permission granted on or after that date. The table covers 118 geographical sectors and nine use groups, with Use Groups A to E stated per sq m of gross floor area and Use Groups F to H per sq m of land area. Cases assessed under the Valuation method rather than the Table of Rates method sit outside the table.
Primary source: Revision of Land Betterment Charge Rates from 1 September 2026

On 31 August 2026 the Singapore Land Authority published revised Land Betterment Charge rates for the half year from 1 September 2026 to 28 February 2027. Rates rose on average in five of the nine use groups: commercial by 1.7%, landed residential by 3.5%, non-landed residential by 3.4%, industrial by 3.9%, and places of worship and civic and community institutions by 2.9%. Use Group C, covering hotel and hospital uses, and Use Groups F, G and H did not move in any of the 118 geographical sectors. The largest single move is in sector 54, where the non-landed residential rate rose from S$7,700 to S$9,940 per sq m of gross floor area, and sectors 55 and 56 rose from the same base to S$9,520. Boundary adjustments were made to sectors 7, 16, 23 and 35. The new rates apply where Provisional Permission, or a second or subsequent extension to it, is granted on or after 1 September 2026.

In brief

24 GLS site awards were recorded in the before window and 2 in the after window.

What changed

No policy matrix is recorded for this event. These are its verified claims that store a before and an after value.

As recorded in the claim	Before	After	Change	Source
Sector 54 non-landed residential LBC rate, from S$7,700 per sq mS$ per sq m of gross floor area	7,700	9,940	+29.1%	Claim 18
In sectors 55 and 56, the Use Group B2 rate rose from S$7,700 to S$9,520 per square metre of gross floor area, from the same March 2026 base as sector 54.S$ per sq m of gross floor area	7,700	9,520	+23.6%	Claim 19
In sector 96, the Use Group A rate rose from S$7,350 to S$8,750 per square metre of gross floor area, the largest commercial increase in this revision.S$ per sq m of gross floor area	7,350	8,750	+19%	Claim 20
In sector 67, the Use Group B1 rate rose from S$20,650 to S$22,330 per square metre of gross floor area, which is both the largest landed residential increase and the highest landed residential rate in the table.S$ per sq m of gross floor area	20,650	22,330	+8.1%	Claim 21

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In sector 43, the Use Group B2 rate rose from S$14,700 to S$15,540 per square metre of gross floor area, the highest non-landed residential rate in the table.S$ per sq m of gross floor area	14,700	15,540	+5.7%	Claim 23
In sector 111, the Use Group D rate rose from S$2,758 to S$2,898 per square metre of gross floor area, the highest industrial rate in the table.S$ per sq m of gross floor area	2,758	2,898	+5.1%	Claim 24
In sector 42, the Use Group A rate rose from S$17,850 to S$18,550 per square metre of gross floor area, the highest commercial rate in the table.S$ per sq m of gross floor area	17,850	18,550	+3.9%	Claim 22

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Singapore private residential transactions, all types of sale

units · Total over whole quarterly periods inside each 365-day window

Before

18,260

Q4 2025, Q1 2026, Q2 2026

Coverage 273/365 days

After

None

Coverage 0/365 days

Difference

Not stated

No whole quarterly period of this series falls inside the after window, so no comparison is stated. A longer window may contain one.

Provenance

Source: Urban Redevelopment Authority
Series kind: FLOW
Basis: Observation periods wholly inside each window, values as originally recorded.
Origin: Calculated (sum of published period values)
Shown because: Mapped to this kind of event

Private Residential Property Price Index, All Residential

index (2009Q1=100) · Value in the latest whole quarterly period inside each 365-day window

Before

219.4

Q4 2025, Q1 2026, Q2 2026

Coverage 273/365 days

After

None

Coverage 0/365 days

Difference

Not stated

No whole quarterly period of this series falls inside the after window, so no comparison is stated. A longer window may contain one.

Provenance

Source: Urban Redevelopment Authority
Series kind: INDEX
Basis: Observation periods wholly inside each window, values as originally recorded.
Origin: Source fact (latest whole period)
Shown because: Mapped to this kind of event

Concurrent planning and land activity

Land sales and other archive events dated inside the windows, listed by date only. Each land-sales line shows the site as the record stood on that day.

Before the effective date

83 lines

76 land-sales steps (24 awards) · 7 archive events

From the effective date

4 lines

4 land-sales steps (2 awards) · 0 archive events

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Before (83)

3 September 2025 · Archive event
Singapore extends the CORENET X qualifying period for the developer ABSD remission timeline extension to September 2026 and September 2027
Announced 3 September 2025
4 September 2025 · Land sales
Chuan Grove (14,514.3 sqm parcel): Tender closed
Residential · status on 4 September 2025: Tender closed, award pending
10 September 2025 · Land sales
Chuan Grove (14,514.3 sqm parcel): Awarded
Residential · status on 10 September 2025: Awarded · awarded to Sing Holdings Residential Pte. Ltd. and Sunway Developments Pte. Ltd. at S$623,910,000
11 September 2025 · Land sales
Chencharu Close: Tender closed
Mixed commercial and residential, integrated with a bus interchange and a hawker centre · status on 11 September 2025: Tender closed, award pending
11 September 2025 · Land sales
Sembawang Road: Tender closed
Executive Condominium housing · status on 11 September 2025: Tender closed, award pending
18 September 2025 · Land sales
Bedok Rise: Launched for tender, Confirmed List
Residential · status on 18 September 2025: Tender open
18 September 2025 · Land sales
Cross Street (long-stay serviced apartments): Released on the Reserve List
Residential for long-stay serviced apartments only, with commercial at 1st storey · status on 18 September 2025: On the Reserve List
26 September 2025 · Land sales
Chencharu Close: Awarded
Mixed commercial and residential, integrated with a bus interchange and a hawker centre · status on 26 September 2025: Awarded · awarded to Evia MCS Pte. Ltd., Gamuda (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. and H108 Pte. Ltd. at S$1,012,588,990
26 September 2025 · Land sales
Sembawang Road: Awarded
Executive Condominium housing · status on 26 September 2025: Awarded · awarded to Oriental Pacific Development Pte. Ltd. at S$197,777,000
8 October 2025 · Land sales
Lorong Bistari: Launched for tender
Multi-Storey Next-Generation Driving Centre · status on 8 October 2025: Tender open
9 October 2025 · Land sales
Dorset Road: Tender closed
Residential · status on 9 October 2025: Tender closed, award pending
16 October 2025 · Land sales
Dorset Road: Awarded
Residential · status on 16 October 2025: Awarded · awarded to United Venture Development (2022) Pte. Ltd. at S$524,300,800
16 October 2025 · Land sales
Woodlands Drive 17 (26,979.9 sqm parcel): Launched for tender, Confirmed List
Executive Condominium housing · status on 16 October 2025: Tender open
23 October 2025 · Land sales
Upper Thomson Road (Parcel A), 2025 tender: Tender closed
Residential with commercial at 1st storey · status on 23 October 2025: Tender closed, award pending
31 October 2025 · Land sales
Upper Thomson Road (Parcel A), 2025 tender: Awarded
Residential with commercial at 1st storey · status on 31 October 2025: Awarded · awarded to Wee Hur Property Pte Ltd and GSC Holdings Pte Ltd at S$613,939,000
4 November 2025 · Land sales
Telok Blangah Road: Tender closed
Residential · status on 4 November 2025: Tender closed, award pending
11 November 2025 · Land sales
Bukit Timah Road: Tender closed
Residential · status on 11 November 2025: Tender closed, award pending
20 November 2025 · Land sales
Telok Blangah Road: Awarded
Residential · status on 20 November 2025: Awarded · awarded to Kingsford Huray Development Pte Ltd at S$918,300,400
21 November 2025 · Land sales
Bukit Timah Road: Awarded
Residential · status on 21 November 2025: Awarded · awarded to HH Investment Private Limited at S$566,291,712
26 November 2025 · Land sales
Dairy Farm Walk (29,444.2 sqm parcel): Launched for tender, Confirmed List
Residential · status on 26 November 2025: Tender open
26 November 2025 · Land sales
Tanjong Rhu Road: Launched for tender, Confirmed List
Residential · status on 26 November 2025: Tender open
26 November 2025 · Land sales
Dover Drive: Launched for tender, Confirmed List
Residential with commercial at 1st storey · status on 26 November 2025: Tender open
27 November 2025 · Land sales
Bedok Rise: Tender closed
Residential · status on 27 November 2025: Tender closed, award pending
1 December 2025 · Planning
Singapore gazettes Master Plan 2025 as its statutory land use plan
Announced 1 December 2025
2 December 2025 · Land sales
Bedok Rise: Awarded
Residential · status on 2 December 2025: Awarded · awarded to Bellis Residential Pte. Ltd. at S$464,800,000
8 December 2025 · Land sales
Lentor Central (15,926.2 sqm parcel): Launched for tender, Confirmed List
Residential · status on 8 December 2025: Tender open
8 December 2025 · Land sales
Kallang Close: Launched for tender, Confirmed List
Residential · status on 8 December 2025: Tender open
8 December 2025 · Land sales
Dunearn Road (19,041.6 sqm parcel): Launched for tender, Confirmed List
Residential with commercial at 1st storey · status on 8 December 2025: Tender open
8 December 2025 · Land sales
Telok Ayer Street: Released on the Reserve List
Hotel, with long-stay serviced apartments · status on 8 December 2025: On the Reserve List
16 December 2025 · Land sales
Hougang Avenue 10 / Hougang Central: Tender closed
Mixed commercial and residential, integrated with a bus interchange · status on 16 December 2025: Tender closed, award pending
23 December 2025 · Land sales
Miltonia Close: Launched for tender, Confirmed List
Executive Condominium housing · status on 23 December 2025: Tender open
13 January 2026 · Land sales
Woodlands Drive 17 (26,979.9 sqm parcel): Tender closed
Executive Condominium housing · status on 13 January 2026: Tender closed, award pending
14 January 2026 · Land sales
Hougang Avenue 10 / Hougang Central: Awarded
Mixed commercial and residential, integrated with a bus interchange · status on 14 January 2026: Awarded · awarded to Horizon Residential Pte. Ltd. and Horizon Commercial Trustee Pte. Ltd. (as trustee of Horizon Commercial Trust) at S$1,500,738,338
20 January 2026 · Land sales
Woodlands Drive 17 (26,979.9 sqm parcel): Awarded
Executive Condominium housing · status on 20 January 2026: Awarded · awarded to Sim Lian Land Pte Ltd & Sim Lian Development Pte Ltd at S$484,000,000
22 January 2026 · Land sales
Dairy Farm Walk (29,444.2 sqm parcel): Tender closed
Residential · status on 22 January 2026: Tender closed, award pending
28 January 2026 · Land sales
Dairy Farm Walk (29,444.2 sqm parcel): Awarded
Residential · status on 28 January 2026: Awarded · awarded to ABR Holdings Limited, LWH Holdings Pte. Ltd., Macly Capital Pte Ltd and RP Ventures Pte Ltd at S$427,000,268
5 February 2026 · Land sales
Tanjong Rhu Road: Tender closed
Residential · status on 5 February 2026: Tender closed, award pending
10 February 2026 · Land sales
Tanjong Rhu Road: Awarded
Residential · status on 10 February 2026: Awarded · awarded to CDL Constellation Pte. Ltd. and Bedrock Ventures Pte. Ltd. at S$709,252,000
25 February 2026 · Land sales
Holland Plain: Launched for tender, Confirmed List
Residential · status on 25 February 2026: Tender open
25 February 2026 · Land sales
Morrison Lane: Released on the Reserve List
Residential with commercial at 1st storey · status on 25 February 2026: On the Reserve List
26 February 2026 · Land sales
Lorong Bistari: Tender closed
Multi-Storey Next-Generation Driving Centre · status on 26 February 2026: Tender closed, award pending
3 March 2026 · Land sales
Lentor Central (15,926.2 sqm parcel): Tender closed
Residential · status on 3 March 2026: Tender closed, award pending
3 March 2026 · Land sales
Lorong Bistari: Awarded
Multi-Storey Next-Generation Driving Centre · status on 3 March 2026: Awarded · awarded to ComfortDelGro Driving Centre Pte. Ltd. at S$38,000,000
5 March 2026 · Land sales
Chitty Road and Veerasamy Road: Sale tender launched, outside the GLS lists
Residential: 18 conserved two-storey buildings of 1927, within the existing envelope under the Conservation Guidelines · status on 5 March 2026: Tender open
6 March 2026 · Land sales
Lentor Central (15,926.2 sqm parcel): Awarded
Residential · status on 6 March 2026: Awarded · awarded to GuocoLand (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Intrepid Investments Pte. Ltd. and TID Residential Pte. Ltd. at S$657,100,000
16 March 2026 · Land sales
Town Hall Link: Released on the Reserve List
White site · status on 16 March 2026: On the Reserve List
26 March 2026 · Land sales
Dover Drive: Tender closed
Residential with commercial at 1st storey · status on 26 March 2026: Tender closed, award pending
30 March 2026 · Land sales
Bayshore Drive: Launched for tender, Confirmed List
Commercial and residential · status on 30 March 2026: Tender open
31 March 2026 · Land sales
Dover Drive: Awarded
Residential with commercial at 1st storey · status on 31 March 2026: Awarded · awarded to CNQC Realty (Prime) Pte. Ltd., Forsea Residence Pte. Ltd. and Jianan Realty Investments (1) Pte. Ltd. at S$951,000,999
7 April 2026 · Land sales
Kallang Close: Tender closed
Residential · status on 7 April 2026: Tender closed, award pending
9 April 2026 · Land sales
Peck Hay Road: Launched for tender, Confirmed List
Residential · status on 9 April 2026: Tender open
9 April 2026 · Land sales
River Valley Green (Parcel C): Launched for tender, Confirmed List
Residential · status on 9 April 2026: Tender open
10 April 2026 · Land sales
Kallang Close: Awarded
Residential · status on 10 April 2026: Awarded · awarded to Frasers Property Phoenix Pte. Ltd. and MJR Investment Pte. Ltd. at S$610,750,000
14 April 2026 · Land sales
Miltonia Close: Tender closed
Executive Condominium housing · status on 14 April 2026: Tender closed, award pending
21 April 2026 · Land sales
Miltonia Close: Awarded
Executive Condominium housing · status on 21 April 2026: Awarded · awarded to Hoi Hup Realty Pte Ltd at S$340,850,000
28 April 2026 · Land sales
Dunearn Road (19,041.6 sqm parcel): Tender closed
Residential with commercial at 1st storey · status on 28 April 2026: Tender closed, award pending
4 May 2026 · Land sales
Dunearn Road (19,041.6 sqm parcel): Awarded
Residential with commercial at 1st storey · status on 4 May 2026: Awarded · awarded to Winrich Investment Pte. Ltd. and Metrobilt Construction Pte Ltd at S$532,999,999
7 May 2026 · Land sales
Holland Plain: Tender closed
Residential · status on 7 May 2026: Tender closed, award pending
8 May 2026 · Archive event
Singapore doubles the MOP for future EC projects, removes deferred payment and delays full privatisation to year 15
Announced 8 May 2026
12 May 2026 · Land sales
Holland Plain: Awarded
Residential · status on 12 May 2026: Awarded · awarded to Sim Lian Land Pte Ltd and Sim Lian Development Pte Ltd at S$454,000,000
15 May 2026 · Land sales
Berlayar Drive: Launched for tender, Confirmed List
Residential · status on 15 May 2026: Tender open
15 May 2026 · Land sales
New Upper Changi Road: Launched for tender, Confirmed List
Residential · status on 15 May 2026: Tender open
26 May 2026 · Land sales
Canberra Drive: Launched for tender, Confirmed List
Executive Condominium housing · status on 26 May 2026: Tender open
11 June 2026 · Land sales
Peck Hay Road: Tender closed
Residential · status on 11 June 2026: Tender closed, award pending
16 June 2026 · Land sales
Peck Hay Road: Awarded
Residential · status on 16 June 2026: Awarded · awarded to CDL Constellation Pte. Ltd. and Garden Estates (Pte.) Limited at S$542,400,000
18 June 2026 · Land sales
River Valley Green (Parcel C): Tender closed
Residential · status on 18 June 2026: Tender closed, award pending
23 June 2026 · Land sales
River Valley Green (Parcel C): Awarded
Residential · status on 23 June 2026: Awarded · awarded to SMCL Haven 3 Pte. Ltd. and CSC Land Group (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. at S$750,569,199
25 June 2026 · Land sales
Lorong Puntong / Sin Ming Avenue: Launched for tender, Confirmed List
Residential · status on 25 June 2026: Tender open
25 June 2026 · Land sales
Kitchener Link: Released on the Reserve List
Residential · status on 25 June 2026: On the Reserve List
30 June 2026 · Land sales
Admiralty Walk: Launched for tender, Confirmed List
Executive Condominium housing · status on 30 June 2026: Tender open
3 July 2026 · Land sales
Town Hall Link: Launched for tender, moved from the Reserve List to the Confirmed List
White site · status on 3 July 2026: Tender open
15 July 2026 · Land sales
Bayshore Drive: Tender closed
Commercial and residential · status on 15 July 2026: Tender closed, award pending
20 July 2026 · Land sales
Bayshore Drive: Awarded
Commercial and residential · status on 20 July 2026: Awarded · awarded to Gemini Residential Pte. Ltd. and Gemini Trustee Pte. Ltd. (as trustee-manager of Gemini Mall Trust) at S$2,128,000,000
28 July 2026 · Land sales
Chitty Road and Veerasamy Road: Tender closed
Residential: 18 conserved two-storey buildings of 1927, within the existing envelope under the Conservation Guidelines · status on 28 July 2026: Tender closed, award pending
28 July 2026 · Archive event
Singapore removes the 15-month wait-out for private-property owners buying non-subsidised HDB resale flats without an HDB housing loan
Announced 28 July 2026
28 July 2026 · Archive event
Singapore lengthens developer ABSD remission timelines for large and mega en bloc redevelopments
Announced 28 July 2026
4 August 2026 · Land sales
Berlayar Drive: Tender closed
Residential · status on 4 August 2026: Tender closed, award pending
7 August 2026 · Land sales
Chitty Road and Veerasamy Road: Awarded
Residential: 18 conserved two-storey buildings of 1927, within the existing envelope under the Conservation Guidelines · status on 7 August 2026: Awarded · awarded to YK Land Pte. Ltd. at S$35,288,000
7 August 2026 · Land sales
Berlayar Drive: Awarded
Residential · status on 7 August 2026: Awarded · awarded to Intrepid Investments Pte. Ltd. and GuocoLand (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. at S$576,778,554
13 August 2026 · Land sales
Marina Gardens Lane (6,007.4 sqm parcel): Launched for tender, Confirmed List
Residential with commercial at 1st storey · status on 13 August 2026: Tender open
13 August 2026 · Land sales
Orchard Boulevard (3,438.0 sqm parcel): Launched for tender, Confirmed List
Residential · status on 13 August 2026: Tender open
23 August 2026 · Archive event
Singapore raises HDB and Executive Condominium income ceilings and adds a ballot chance for each child
Announced 23 August 2026
23 August 2026 · Planning
Singapore sets out a long-term outer islands land strategy at the National Day Rally
Announced 23 August 2026

After (4)

1 September 2026 · Land sales
New Upper Changi Road: Tender closed
Residential · status on 1 September 2026: Tender closed, award pending
4 September 2026 · Land sales
New Upper Changi Road: Awarded
Residential · status on 4 September 2026: Awarded · awarded to United Venture Development (Daisy) Pte. Ltd. and CL Sapphire Pte. Ltd. at S$1,425,388,000
15 September 2026 · Land sales
Lorong Puntong / Sin Ming Avenue: Tender closed
Residential · status on 15 September 2026: Tender closed, award pending
18 September 2026 · Land sales
Lorong Puntong / Sin Ming Avenue: Awarded
Residential · status on 18 September 2026: Awarded · awarded to Eco World Development (S) Pte. Ltd. at S$208,099,000

Methodology5 rules

Comparison anchored to effective date: 1 September 2026. The anchor is the effective date where one is recorded, otherwise the announcement date.
The windows are the same number of days on each side of the anchor, and the anchor day belongs to the after window.
A series counts toward a window only for observation periods wholly inside it, with values as originally recorded, not as later revised.
Where no whole period falls inside a window, no value and no difference is stated; a day no whole period covers is missing, never zero.
Concurrent land sales and archive events are listed by date alone. Nothing on this page is attributed to the event.

Sources

The event's sources (4)

Primary sources4

Revision of Land Betterment Charge Rates from 1 September 2026
Singapore Land Authority · Primary source · Published 31 August 2026
Open original source
Revision of Land Betterment Charge rates from 1 March 2026
Singapore Land Authority · Primary source · Published 27 February 2026
Open original source
Land Betterment Charge
Singapore Land Authority · Primary source · Publication date not recorded
Open original source
Annex A, Table for Land Betterment Charge Rates per Square Metre, September 2026
Singapore Land Authority · Primary source · Publication date not recorded
Open original source

Event checked against its primary sources on 1 September 2026. Each claim keeps its own verification status.

Observed series come from the published statistics named on each card. Land-sales lines link to the site record and its releases.