Key in the unit you are thinking of renting. See the monthly sales you need to break even. See the cash you need before you open. See which approvals to check before you sign the lease. Get the questions to ask the landlord's agent. Rules as at 8 Oct 2026.
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Andrea Goh · Shop and shophouse rental
Your break-even result
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The approved use may not be your use. A unit can be fine for retail and not for a kitchen or a clinic. Get the approved use in writing and check the official page for your trade.
Approvals come before the lease, not after. The food shop licence checklist asks for the signed and stamped tenancy agreement. It also says to get planning permission first. Do this before you sign and before you spend on renovation.
Rent is not the only cost. Service charge, GST, the deposit and the fit-out decide how much cash you need on day one.
A fit-out is only earned back over time. If the lease is shorter than the payback, you leave without your money back.
A basement has limits. Ask where exhaust, grease and drains can run, and what the building allows for noise and hours.
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Send me the building name and the unit size. I will send you my notes on what to check for that location before you sign. Keyword: BASEMENT.
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Words used here, in plain terms
Break-even: the monthly sales where you pay every cost and make no profit and no loss.
Gross margin: the share of each sales dollar left after the cost of what you sold.
Service charge: a monthly charge on top of rent for the building's common areas and services.
Fit-out: the renovation and equipment you pay for to make the unit ready to trade.
GST: the 9% goods and services tax; a GST-registered business can usually claim it back as input tax.
Reinstatement: putting the unit back to the condition you received it when the lease ends.
Security deposit: money the landlord holds against damage or unpaid rent, usually returned at the end.
Sources and the date each rule was checked
This is general information only. It is not tax, legal, money or investment advice. The rules and numbers come from the official pages listed above, checked on the dates shown. They can change. The results are a guide. The authorities, your bank and your lawyer have the final say. If a page does not say, or your facts are not clear, the tool says "ask". It does not guess. How I explain things is my own opinion. Nothing here predicts prices or rents.
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Andrea Goh · PropNex Realty Pte Ltd (L3008022J) · CEA R000289H