Category: Property Updates

E-registration of new real estate units is gaining traction in Maharashtra.

January 19, 2023

PUNE: Developers in Maharashtra are increasingly registering first-sale units online through their respective offices. The number of such developers has increased from 129 in December 2022 to 170 this month. The system, which saves developers and home buyers from visiting sub-registrar offices to register properties, is gaining popularity not only in Pune, Mumbai, and Thane […]

E-registration of new real estate units is gaining traction in Maharashtra.more

In Sector 53, the Chandigarh Housing Board will build 340 flats instead of 492.

January 16, 2023

CHANDIGARH: The Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) has decided to build 340 flats rather than 492 at a cost of Rs 208.65 crore in its Sector 53 housing scheme. Around 100 one-bedroom flats will be demolished, and the number of flats for the economically disadvantaged (EWS) will be reduced from 80 to 48. According to the […]

In Sector 53, the Chandigarh Housing Board will build 340 flats instead of 492.more

The RERA in Chhattisgarh directs the housing board to assume over and develop a residential project.

January 14, 2023

RAIPUR: In a first of its kind, the Chhattisgarh Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) has issued an order transferring the Nardaha-based private housing project – City of Valencia – to the Chhattisgarh Housing Board in the best interests of the project’s plot holders. The RERA took this action after basic facilities such as a road, […]

The RERA in Chhattisgarh directs the housing board to assume over and develop a residential project.more

Kolkata’s municipal government raises property taxes due to a lack of funds.

January 6, 2023

KOLKATA: Faced with a severe revenue shortfall, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation has decided to raise the property tax structure under the unit area assessment (UAA) system throughout the city, affecting nearly 9 lakh property owners. According to a KMC revenue department proposal approved at the mayor-in-council meeting on Wednesday, the base unit of area value, […]

Kolkata’s municipal government raises property taxes due to a lack of funds.more

The Madras High Court has upheld a property tax increase in Chennai and Coimbatore.

December 28, 2022

CHENNAI: The increased property tax regime in Chennai and Coimbatore corporations is unavoidable. The Madras high court upheld the legal implications of a government order rising it in the two cities on Tuesday. Despite dismissing a slew of petitions challenging the councils’ resolutions and the subsequent GO raising the property tax, Justice Anita Sumanth reserved […]

The Madras High Court has upheld a property tax increase in Chennai and Coimbatore.more

Rajasthan RERA has begun issuing exemption certificates to builders.

December 22, 2022

JAIPUR: The Rajasthan Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) has begun granting exemption certificates to developers for completed real estate projects prior to sale or marketing. RERA-Raj decided that developers who completed their real estate projects and obtained a completion certificate from any relevant authority, such as development authority, municipal corporation, and urban improvement trust (UIT), […]

Rajasthan RERA has begun issuing exemption certificates to builders.more
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The ED seizes assets worth Rs. 78 crore in the Heera Gold scam.

December 15, 2022

HYDERABAD: In the Heera Gold scam case, the Enforcement Directorate has temporarily attached the immovable and movable assets of SA Builders and Developers and Neelanchal Technocrats worth Rs 78 crore. It was claimed that the accused real estate firm diverted funds from the crime proceeds to shell companies in Kolkata and Shillong. The properties were […]

The ED seizes assets worth Rs. 78 crore in the Heera Gold scam.more

Builders have asked the Rajasthan government to eliminate double taxation in real estate transactions.

December 13, 2022

JAIPUR: During a meeting with Principal Secretary (Finance) Akhil Arora, the state’s real estate developers stated that they pay stamp duty when purchasing land and signing development agreements. Once again, when they sell the housing units, the buyers must pay stamp duty. “The stamp duty and registration fees are charged twice for the same land,” […]

Builders have asked the Rajasthan government to eliminate double taxation in real estate transactions.more