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Shophouse guides & market insight
Plain-English guides to buying, owning and investing in Singapore's conservation shophouses — written by the team that sells them.
Buyer's guide
How to Buy a Conservation Shophouse in Singapore: A Step-by-Step Guide
A practical guide to buying a Singapore conservation shophouse — zoning and approved use, tenure, URA conservation rules, due diligence, stamp duty, GST and financing.
28 September 2026 · 7 min readRead →
Tax & ownership
Do Foreigners Pay ABSD on Shophouses? Stamp Duty, GST and Ownership Rules
Can foreigners buy shophouses in Singapore, and is ABSD payable? How ABSD, BSD, SSD and GST apply to commercial and mixed-use shophouses — with a worked example.
28 September 2026 · 5 min readRead →
Conservation
URA Conservation Rules for Shophouses: What You Can and Can't Change
How URA's conservation rules affect Singapore shophouses — the 3R principles, Historic Districts, Residential Historic Districts, Secondary Settlements and rear extensions.
28 September 2026 · 5 min readRead →