Every purchase at Langdon Heights on Dover Drive attracts Buyer’s Stamp Duty on the full purchase price. A buyer may also pay Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty, set by residency status and the homes already held. IRAS collects both, and the figures on this page follow the IRAS schedules as read on 9 November 2026.
How Buyer’s Stamp Duty Works at Langdon Heights
Buyer’s Stamp Duty is tiered. IRAS divides the purchase price into slices, charges each slice at its own rate and adds the results, so a higher price lifts only the top slice into a higher rate instead of repricing the whole amount. Residential property carries six slices, opening at 1% and rising to 6% for whatever portion of the price sits above S$3,000,000. These bands have governed residential purchases since 15 February 2023.
Since each rate touches only its own slice, the blended rate on a purchase always lands below the top rate it reaches. On the S$2,000,000 illustration further down, the top slice is charged at 5%, yet the duty as a share of the whole price comes to about 3.5%.
| Slice of the purchase price | Rate |
|---|---|
| First S$180,000 | 1% |
| Next S$180,000 | 2% |
| Next S$640,000 | 3% |
| Next S$500,000 | 4% |
| Next S$1,500,000 | 5% |
| Portion above S$3,000,000 | 6% |
Source: IRAS residential stamp duty schedules (BSD bands effective 15 February 2023, ABSD effective 27 April 2023, SSD on homes acquired from 4 July 2025); rates read 9 November 2026.
A Langdon Heights Stamp Duty Illustration
The illustration runs on S$2,000,000, chosen only because it is a round sum that keeps the arithmetic easy to follow. It is unrelated to any Langdon Heights price; pricing details will be shared with registered buyers. At S$2,000,000 the price reaches into the fifth slice, and Buyer’s Stamp Duty totals S$69,600.
| Slice | Duty |
|---|---|
| S$180,000 at 1% | S$1,800 |
| S$180,000 at 2% | S$3,600 |
| S$640,000 at 3% | S$19,200 |
| S$500,000 at 4% | S$20,000 |
| S$500,000 at 5% | S$25,000 |
| Total on S$2,000,000 | S$69,600 |
Source: IRAS residential stamp duty schedules (BSD bands effective 15 February 2023, ABSD effective 27 April 2023, SSD on homes acquired from 4 July 2025); rates read 9 November 2026.
Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty is then layered on for the relevant profile. At the same S$2,000,000, a Singapore Citizen acquiring a first residential property is charged ABSD at 0%, so the duty bill stays at S$69,600. A Singapore Permanent Resident buying a first home adds 5%, or S$100,000, for a total of S$169,600. A Singapore Citizen adding a second home adds 20%, or S$400,000, for a combined S$469,600.
The stamp duty calculator repeats this sum for any price and any of the eight buyer profiles.
Within 14 days.
IRAS collects Buyer’s and Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty within 14 days of the signing date.
Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty for Langdon Heights
Buyer’s Stamp Duty follows the price alone, while Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty follows the buyer. Two things fix the rate: residency status, and how many homes the buyer already holds when the agreement is signed. The schedule below has applied since 27 April 2023.
| Buyer | First home | Second home | Third and later |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore Citizen | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| Singapore Permanent Resident | 5% | 30% | 35% |
| Foreigner | 60% | 60% | 60% |
| Entity, including a trust | 65% | 65% | 65% |
Source: IRAS residential stamp duty schedules (BSD bands effective 15 February 2023, ABSD effective 27 April 2023, SSD on homes acquired from 4 July 2025); rates read 9 November 2026.
For Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents the rate climbs with each property in hand. Citizens step from 0% to 20% and then 30%; Permanent Residents step from 5% to 30% and then 35%. Foreign buyers pay a flat 60% whatever the count, and an entity, trusts included, pays 65% on every residential purchase.
Because ABSD is assessed on the position at signing, the ownership count on that day is the one that settles the rate for a Langdon Heights purchase.
Seller’s Stamp Duty and a Langdon Heights Home
Seller’s Stamp Duty applies when a residential property changes hands soon after it was bought. For homes acquired on or after 4 July 2025, the rate is 16% on a sale inside the first year, 12% inside the second, 8% inside the third and 4% inside the fourth. Once four years of ownership have passed, the duty falls away entirely.
The holding period runs from the purchase date, so for a Dover-Medway new launch bought during construction, the four-year count begins at purchase rather than at completion. Construction timelines for Langdon Heights will be shared with registered buyers.
The instalment timeline sits on the payment scheme page, and the MAS loan limits on the housing loan information page.
Register Your Interest in Langdon Heights
Join the Langdon Heights priority list through the Sales Concierge. Each release reaches registered buyers as soon as it is issued, beginning with the e-brochure, the floor plans and the price list, followed by preview invitations.
For registered buyers, as each is issued
- Invitations to view the showflat by private appointment.
- The e-brochure, floor plans and price list on the day of release.
- A loan estimate from the TDSR calculator, alongside the stamp duty that applies to each buyer profile.
- Guidance on home loans and the progressive payment schedule well before booking day.
Email the Sales Concierge
A personal reply follows every message.
Registered buyers hear first as each Langdon Heights release is issued, from the e-brochure to preview invitations.
Email the Sales ConciergeSales Concierge: sales@langdon-heights.com.sg