Decided that you want to rent out your HDB flat, but don’t know where to start? You’re at the right place!
In this guide, we walk you through the step-by-step process of renting out your flat.
Here’s a quick overview of the steps involved:
We’ve also written another guide — What To Do After I Secure A Tenant — that gives you an in-depth look at what you do once you’ve gotten a suitable offer.
Alright, let’s get started!
If you’ve done a bit of research about renting out your HDB flat, you’ll probably have seen the term “MOP” come up a lot.
Basically, MOP refers to Minimum Occupation Period. If you want to rent out your entire HDB flat, you need to be a Singaporean Citizen and fulfil your MOP (typically five years).
If you want to rent out a single bedroom, though, you can do that as long as you’re a citizen or PR. You don’t necessarily have to wait out those five years.
To see HDB’s other eligibility requirements, click on the following links:
Read also: Am I Eligible to Rent Out My HDB / Condo?
From here, don’t jump straight into determining how much you want to price your HDB flat at.
Instead, take some time to calculate your costs associated with being a landlord. By doing this, you’ll cover your bases, and make sure that you can turn a decent profit.
If you want to learn more about these costs, we’ve put together a detailed breakdown in our guide — What Are The Costs Involved In Becoming A Landlord?
Before you can determine your pricing, you’ll want to do some research, and figure out what the other flats in your area are going for.
To do this, look at HDB’s list of median rents by town and flat type.
The rents are updated on a quarterly basis, and after looking at the numbers, you’ll have a good gauge of how much your flat might fetch.
If you want to do an even more thorough job, you can also head to Bluenest to get a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) done for your flat.
After you’ve determined your pricing, go ahead and list your property on the major property portals in Singapore. You can also get an agent or a professional photographer to do this for you. Good images do help in getting more views to your property so it’s worth spending some time and money for it!
If you’re going the DIY route, here are some tips:
Once you’ve listed your property, you’ll start getting requests for viewings.
If your agent is coordinating these for you, then you don’t have much to do. Just make sure you’re home, your place is reasonably neat and tidy, and that your kids (if you have any!) aren’t jumping around and making a ruckus.
If you’re organizing your viewings on your own, though, then here are a few tips to keep in mind:
Now, you might get offers that come with a million and one caveats. For example, a tenant might say that they’d like to take up your apartment, IF you:
If you find your potential tenant too picky, and their offer unreasonable, go ahead and refuse.
Remember: at the end of the day, you’re renting out your apartment so that you can make some extra pocket money.
If it’s going to cost you a bomb to fulfill all your tenant’s requirements and this eats into your margin too much, it might make sense to wait for a better offer instead.
Once you’ve agreed on an arrangement that everyone’s happy with, the next steps are to:
We walk you through each of these steps in What To Do After I Secure A Tenant, so hop on over and have a look.
After you’ve got your LOI and Good Faith Deposit sorted, go ahead to obtain HDB’s approval. To do this, you can submit an application through either of these channels:
To learn more, head to HDB’s website.
Almost there! Your final few steps are to:
Again, we cover these steps in detail in What To Do After I Secure A Tenant, so check out the guide for more details.
What other questions do you have about renting out your home in Singapore? Let us know in the comments!
Hi Naina, stamping will be done through IRAS and you can access the e-Stamping portal from link below
https://estamping.iras.gov.sg/WebForms/Home.aspx
Let us know if you need any help, happy to assist!