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Paper 1

CU1: Real Estate Market & Land Law  ·  CU2: Contract, Agency, Leases, Mortgage & more· Aligned to 2027 CEA Syllabus

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Paper 1 exam format:Section A — 60 MCQ × 1 mark (60 min)  |  Section B — 20 MCQ with case study × 2 marks (90 min)  |  Total: 100 marks · Duration: 2.5 hours

CU1 — Real Estate Market & Basic Land Law

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Real Estate Market

CU1§1.1

Characteristics · Supply & Demand · REITs vs Direct Property

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2

Property Types & Submarket

CU1§1.1

Residential · Commercial · Industrial · CCR/RCR/OCR · Property Cycle

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3

Market Players & Govt Intervention

CU1§1.2★ 2027

Developers · Investors · 10 Agencies · 5 Sectors · BTO Standard/Plus/Prime · Cooling Measures

↳ BTO Standard/Plus/Prime classification added (2027)

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4

Introduction to Land Law

CU1§1.3

Real vs Personal Property · Proprietary vs Personal Right · Legal vs Equitable Interest

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5

What Is Land?

CU1§1.4★ 2027

Legal Definition · Fixtures vs Fittings · Annual Value & Property Tax Impact · Land Lot · Strata Lot

↳ Fixture → AV / property tax impact (2027 1.4.4)

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6

Estates in Land

CU1§1.5

Tenure · Fee Simple (Determinable/Conditional) · Life Estate · Leasehold · Future Interests

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7

State Lands Act & LBC

CU1§1.6★ 2027

Implied Covenants · LBC · TOL · Road Reserves · Encroachment · Compulsory Acquisition · SLPA 2022

↳ SLPA 2022 cross-ref added (2027)

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8

Rights in Another's Land

CU1§1.7

Encumbrances · Licence vs Lease · Easements · Implied Easements · Covenants

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9

Registration of Titles

CU1§1.8★ 2027

CT · SSCT · Torrens System · Indefeasibility · Dealings · Caveats

↳ CT four types explicit (2027 1.8.1)

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CU2 — Dealings with Interests in Land

10

Contract Law — Basics

CU2§2.1

6 Elements · Express/Implied Terms · Exemption & Indemnity Clauses · Capacity · Void/Voidable · OTP Structure

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11

Contract Law — Vitiating Factors & Remedies

CU2§2.1

Misrepresentation · Mistake · Undue Influence · Duress · Discharge · Legal & Equitable Remedies

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12

Law of Agency

CU2§2.2

Creation · CEA Forms · Exclusive/Sole/Open · Fiduciary vs Contractual Duties · Termination

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13

Landlord & Tenant

CU2§2.3★ 2027

Lease Types · Essential Elements · Assignment · Distress for Rent · FTIC Lease Template & Clauses

↳ FTIC Lease Agreement Template added (2027)

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14

Property Torts

CU2§2.4

Negligence · Trespass to Land · Private & Public Nuisance · Estate Agency Duties · Remedies

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15

Mortgage

CU2§2.5

Legal vs Equitable · Mortgagor's Rights · Mortgagee's Rights · CPF Priority · SORA & Interest Rates

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16

Gift & Trust

CU2§2.6–2.7

Gift Requirements · IRDA Clawback · Trust Parties · 3 Certainties · Trustee-Beneficiary Relationship · HDB Exception

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17

Succession & Intestacy

CU2§2.8

Will Requirements · Probate vs LoA · ISA Distribution · Faraidh · Transmission

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18

Future Interests & Co-ownership

CU2§2.9–2.10

Reversionary vs Remainder · 4 Unities · JT Right of Survivorship · TIC · Termination of JT

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19

Restrictions on Capacity

CU2§2.11★ 2027

Who Can Own Land · RPA & LDAU · Foreign Buyers MOP · QC for Developers · MCA & LPA

↳ MCA / LPA upgraded to Level 3 apply (2027)

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20

Planning & Development

CU2§2.12★ 2027

Master Plan · GFA & GPR · Zoning · Max DU · GLS · Co-living & Co-working Spaces · Conservation 3Rs

↳ Co-living min sizes / layout added (2027 2.12.6)

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