Debated in Parliament on 6 Mar 2026.
He Ting Ru asked if rules regarding the visibility of flyers distributed to HDB homes by estate agencies could be mandated for all registered agents instead of being voluntary. Chee Hong Tat referred to a previous response by the Ministry of National Development regarding the voluntary nature of these guidelines, indicating that there was no current plan to make them mandatory.
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for National Development in respect of the agreement announced by the top five estate agencies to ensure that flyers distributed to HDB homes are not visible to the public, whether these rules can be extended to become a regulation mandatory for all Council for Estate Agencies registered agents rather than covered by an industry-led voluntary memorandum of understanding.
This question was addressed in the Ministry of National Development's reply to the question asked by Mr Yip Hon Weng on 4 March 2026. [Please refer to "Reason for Voluntary Approach to New Guideline on Property Flyers to HDB Homes", Official Report, 4 March 2026, Vol 96, Issue 24, Written Answers to Questions for Oral Answer not Answered by End of Question Time section.]