How Much Stamp Duty Will I Pay at The Hillshore?

Published 16 October 2026 · Figures as at October 2026

Stamp Duty at The Hillshore in Brief

Every purchase at The Hillshore carries Buyer’s Stamp Duty, and some buyers pay Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty as well. Both are due within 14 days of signing the sale and purchase agreement, so they sit at the front of the budget with the booking fee.

This worked example uses an illustrative figure of $1,500,000. It is not the price of any home at the development; the Sales Concierge sends the current price list on request, and the same steps apply to any price you enter in the calculator.

How Buyer’s Stamp Duty Is Charged at The Hillshore

Buyer’s Stamp Duty is charged in bands, like income tax, so each slice of the price is taxed at its own rate and the slices are added together. The residential bands have applied since 15 February 2023: 1% on the first $180,000, 2% on the next $180,000, 3% on the next $640,000, 4% on the next $500,000, 5% on the next $1,500,000 and 6% above $3,000,000.

The duty is assessed on the purchase price or the market value, whichever is higher, and IRAS rounds it down to the nearest dollar. It is paid by the buyer, not the developer, and it applies to every buyer, whatever their residency.

Buyer’s Stamp Duty on an Illustrative The Hillshore Purchase

On the illustrative $1,500,000, the first $180,000 at 1% is $1,800, the next $180,000 at 2% is $3,600, the next $640,000 at 3% is $19,200, and the next $500,000 at 4% is $20,000. The four bands add up to $44,600, and no part of the illustrative figure reaches the 5% or 6% bands.

Put another way, the effective rate on the illustrative figure is just under 3%, even though the top band reached is 4%. For any other price, the stamp duty calculator applies the same bands automatically.

ABSD on the Same The Hillshore Example

ABSD is a single rate on the whole price rather than a banded charge. On the illustrative $1,500,000, a Singapore Citizen buying a first home pays no ABSD, so the total stamp duty is the $44,600 of BSD. A Citizen buying a second home adds 20%, or $300,000, and a Permanent Resident buying a first home adds 5%, or $75,000.

A foreigner’s ABSD at 60% would be $900,000 on the same illustrative figure, unless a free trade agreement applies, and an entity’s at 65% would be $975,000. These are the rates IRAS has applied since 27 April 2023. The eligibility article covers remission and refunds.

Seller’s Stamp Duty and The Hillshore

Seller’s Stamp Duty concerns a later sale rather than the purchase. For homes bought on or after 4 July 2025, it applies on a sale within four years: 16% within the first year, 12% in the second, 8% in the third and 4% in the fourth, and nothing after that.

For a home bought under construction, the holding period counts from the date of the option to purchase, not from completion. With vacant possession expected on 30 June 2027, a purchase made in late 2026 would remain inside the four-year window until late 2030, so an owner planning to sell soon after completion would take SSD into account.

Paying the Duty at The Hillshore

Stamp duty can be paid in cash or, within the limits CPF sets, from CPF Ordinary Account savings, usually by asking the conveyancing lawyer to apply for the withdrawal. Because the duty falls due within 14 days of signing, the lawyer normally arranges payment at the same time as the sale and purchase agreement is stamped.

It sits alongside the 5% booking fee and the balance of the first 20% of the price, so the early weeks of a purchase need the most cash. The progressive payment calculator places the duty in the full schedule.

Joint Purchases and ABSD at The Hillshore

When two or more people buy a home together and their profiles differ, IRAS applies the highest ABSD rate among them to the whole price. A Singapore Citizen buying a first home jointly with a parent who already owns a property, for example, would pay ABSD at the second-home rate on the full purchase, not on half of it.

Married couples are the main exception. Where at least one spouse is a Singapore Citizen and the couple buy their first home together, they may apply for remission of the higher rate, so a Citizen and a Permanent Resident buying their first home jointly pay no ABSD. The conditions are set by IRAS, and the conveyancing lawyer usually prepares the application.

Planning the Duty for The Hillshore

The stamp duty page carries the full rate tables and the rules for joint purchases. The Sales Concierge sends the current price list on request, so the duty can be worked out on a particular home rather than on an illustrative figure.

Showflat viewings are arranged by appointment through the Sales Concierge.

This article is general information as at the date shown and is not financial, legal or tax advice. Statutory figures are from IRAS and MAS; particulars of The Hillshore are from the developer’s brochure, unit plans and distribution chart, and dates from the developer and published reports.