What is the minimum percentage for collective sale consent?

What the Law Says

The Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act (BMSMA) sets the legal threshold for collective sale (en-bloc) applications in Singapore. It specifies two parallel consent requirements — one based on share values and another on the number of lots — both of which must be met.

To proceed with a collective sale, at least 80% of the total share values in the development and at least 80% of the total number of lots must consent to the sale. This dual threshold ensures broad-based support from both financial and numerical perspectives.

These requirements apply to developments that are at least five years old. The 80% thresholds are mandatory and cannot be lowered by agreement or resolution.

The law also imposes procedural safeguards, including mandatory disclosure of sale terms to all owners and the appointment of an independent valuer and solicitor.

Statutory Text

Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the instrument of strata title or in any other written law, no application for an order for the collective sale and redevelopment of a development may be made unless at least 80 per cent of the share values in the development and at least 80 per cent of the total number of lots in the development have consented to the collective sale and redevelopment.

— Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act, s. 84A — Consent required for collective sale and redevelopment

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