Buying or renting a home
Check before you pay, find a loan, and know your rights.
Your steps
Do them in this order. Skip any that don’t apply to you.
1
Check a real estate dealer or developer before you payBefore you pay anyone
2
Look up a land title or planCheck the title
3
Buy a lot or house in a government housing schemeLots and houses in government schemes
4
Get an NHT housing loanGet a housing loan
5
Ask for a home under the New Social Housing ProgrammeFor families in real need
6
Get help with a rent problem (tenants and landlords)Renting: deposits, rent increases, disputes
7
Check and pay property taxEvery year once you own
8
Get your NHT refundMoney back from old NHT payments