The Electronic Conveyancing and Other Matters Bill (“Bill“) was introduced for First Reading in Parliament on 25 September 2025. It had its Second Reading and was passed on 15 October 2025. This marks a significant step towards the transformation of the property conveyancing process in Singapore from a manual, paper-based system into a fully digital, end-to-end, and paperless one.
The proposed amendments in the Bill will facilitate the implementation of the Digital Conveyancing Portal (“DCP“), which seeks to streamline transactions by enabling electronic payments and the submission of digitised documents. This will allow various steps in a property conveyancing transaction to be performed electronically through prescribed electronic transaction systems (“PETSs“), such as the DCP, including the following processes:
- electronic execution of a contract for the sale or other disposition of immovable property (e.g. land, houses);
- electronic execution of a deed for the conveyance of or transfer of any interest in immovable property; and
- remote witnessing by a witness in Singapore of the execution in Singapore of any document in a PETS for the purpose of carrying out a conveyancing transaction.
The DCP is being implemented in phases due to the scale of the initiative.
- The DCP’s initial phase will be launched after Beta testing concludes. This phase will focus on private residential resale transactions, beginning with the Option-to-Purchase process.
- After the digitalisation of key transaction milestones, subsequent phases will expand the DCP’s functions to include the complete conveyancing journey and extend to commercial and industrial property transactions.
Click on the following links for more information:
- Singapore Land Authority (“SLA”) Press Release titled “Transforming Singapore’s Conveyancing Landscape: Introduction of the Electronic Conveyancing and Other Matters Bill” (available on the SLA website at sla.gov.sg)
- Electronic Conveyancing and Other Matters Bill (available on the Singapore Parliament website at parliament.gov.sg)
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