Rental

Hao Mart’s Taste Orchard woes: Evicted tenants worry over compensation as move-out deadline looms

Supermarket operator Hao Mart is embroiled in two lawsuits related to the leasing of the shopping mall.

One-off property tax rebate in 2026 for owner-occupied HDB and private homes

Owner-occupied private residential properties will also get a rebate of 10 per cent, capped at $500.

Hong Kong home rents hit record high on strong Chinese demand

The growing rent comes amid a sustained influx of mainland Chinese immigrants on new visa programmes to Hong Kong in recent years.

Online clothes rental platform Style Theory shuts down; no refunds given to subscribers

Retail and rental apparel platform Style Theory used to carry bags, apparel and designer items from international brands.

HDB to selectively acquire privately held shops if needed to boost retail supply: Sun Xueling

ST20250923_202596400993 Kua Chee Siong/ pixgeneric/ Generic pix of HDB housing in Toa Payoh on Sep 23, 2025, for the Parliament debate on lease decay for ageing HDB flats. The Government will focus its efforts on the Voluntary Early Redevelopment Scheme (Vers), with the aim of rolling it out to a few sites in the first half of the 2030s. Vers will let home owners of selected precincts that are aged about 70 and up choose if they want their homes to be acquired by the Government for redevelopment before their leases run out.

Unsustainably high rents are a risk for landlords too

A general practitioner offered more than $52,000 a month to rent a HDB shop space in Tampines earlier in 2025.

Six men fined $1.27m for illegally renting private homes on platforms such as Airbnb, HomeAway

The offences came to light after the management council of a private residential development filed a report with the authorities.

China office developers offer sweeteners, lower rents to lure tenants

Shanghai reported an office vacancy rate of 23.7 per cent at end-June.

The Usual Place Podcast

Is it just a rent issue? What’s really killing Singapore’s F&B businesses?

Rents for privately held HDB shops double in past year; prices hold steady for those leased from HDB

Commuters walk pass Bread Line Bakery, which is in a row of HDB shops at the foot of Block 190 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh, during the evening rush hour on June 19.

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