Category: News

Notices are sent to 41 unregistered plot projects by MahaRERA.

February 3, 2024

PUNE: The Real Estate Regulatory Authority of Maharashtra has released 41 unregistered plotted development projects in the state that were publicized without the required MahaRERA registration received notices. While conducting property inspections in response to purchasers’ complaints about project delays in rural areas, MahaRERA authorities discovered that developers of numerous planned areas had sold units […]

Notices are sent to 41 unregistered plot projects by MahaRERA.more

Modifies Town and Country Planning Act for land conversions in Goa to skirt the legislation

January 26, 2024

PANAJI: The Goa cabinet controversially amended the Town and Country Planning Act, 1974 by substituting Section 39A for ease of land conversions in favor of Section 16B. In the assembly session that is set to start on February 2, the state administration will now change the TCP Act to remove Section 16B, which has been […]

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GST must be paid by the lessor on rent if the property is utilized for business.

January 19, 2024

MUMBAI: The Authority for Advance Rulings’ Rajasthan bench has ruled that if a lessee (who is registered for GST purposes) uses a residential property for business activities, then GST (Goods and Services Tax) is imposed on the rent. In the instance of Deepak Jain, the petitioner, who rented out his property to a private limited […]

GST must be paid by the lessor on rent if the property is utilized for business.more
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The RBI suggests strengthening the requirements for HFCs to take public deposits.

January 16, 2024

MUMBAI: On Monday, the Reserve Bank suggested tightening regulations for housing financing organizations by raising the necessity of retaining liquid assets against liabilities and shortening the maturity period for public deposits to five years. According to the RBI’s draft circular, which is open for comments until February 29th, housing finance companies (HFCs) are now permitted […]

The RBI suggests strengthening the requirements for HFCs to take public deposits.more

A Rs. 25,000 fine has been imposed on ICICI Home Finance for failing to execute a loan application for three years.

January 15, 2024

NAMAKKAL: A man has been ordered by the Namakkal District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) to receive Rs 25,000 from ICICI Home Finance for the three years that the company neglected to execute his loan application. In January 2019, R Murugesan, 46, a resident of Kothur near VG Patty in the district and a worker […]

A Rs. 25,000 fine has been imposed on ICICI Home Finance for failing to execute a loan application for three years.more
Buy property cheaply at auction

On February 5, the Pune local council will auction off the properties of tax defaulters.

January 11, 2024

PUNE: To recoup debt totaling Rs. 16 crore, the civic authority will auction off the properties of tax defaulters on February 5. Of the 200 properties the administration has designated for recovery, 32 will be auctioned on February 5. “All the property owners who are in arrears have received notifications from the administration. They were […]

On February 5, the Pune local council will auction off the properties of tax defaulters.more

Tamil Nadu’s increased property registration guidelines are overturned by the Madras High Court.

CHENNAI: A March 2023 circular from the Tamil Nadu government raising the guideline value of properties in places like Chennai, Coimbatore, and Madurai by 33% was overturned by the Madras High Court on Thursday. Judge P. Velmurugan invalidated the circular on procedural grounds, stating that while the government was allowed to raise the guideline value, […]

Tamil Nadu’s increased property registration guidelines are overturned by the Madras High Court.more
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285 promoters receive show-cause warnings from Odisha RERA for breaking regulations.

January 5, 2024

BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha Real Estate Regulatory Authority (ORERA) has sent show cause letters to 285 builders for failing to publish the Quarterly Progress Report (QPR) of ongoing projects around the state on the authority’s website, meaning that time is running out for misbehaving promoters. As per the regulations, real estate project promoters are required to […]

285 promoters receive show-cause warnings from Odisha RERA for breaking regulations.more