Category: Legal Article

Real estate investment

Realtors took authorities to the court over the constitutional validity of the National Anti-profiteering Authority.

December 5, 2019

Several property developers took the government to the court over the constitutional validity of the National Anti-profiteering Authority (NAA) and claimed the body had no power to demand interest on penalties imposed. This is after NAA has slapped notices for profiting from the Goods & Services Tax (GST) for 50 developers in India. According to […]

Realtors took authorities to the court over the constitutional validity of the National Anti-profiteering Authority.more
DHFL

The promoters of Dewan Housing Finance have given personal guarantees to more than Rs. 80,000 crore of loans.

December 4, 2019

In the books, filings and the annual report for March 2019 the promoters of the Dewan Housing Finance have given more than Rs. 80,000 crore personal guarantees of loans. Personal guarantees cover various borrowings and include guarantees on Rs. 42,344 crore secured non-convertible debentures, Rs. 31,975 crore worth bank term loans, Rs. 2,435 crore NHB […]

The promoters of Dewan Housing Finance have given personal guarantees to more than Rs. 80,000 crore of loans.more
Distressed Property Auctions

Last 3 years of NPA recovery resulted in 1.7 lakh seized properties.

In the last three financial years, in accordance with the laws on the recovery of non-performing assets of public sector banks more than 1.7 lakh properties which have a market value of Rs 2.3 lakh crore were taken over or confiscated, the government said Parliament on Monday. In response to the question in Lok Sabha, […]

Last 3 years of NPA recovery resulted in 1.7 lakh seized properties.more
Home loan insurance

The importance of Title insurance, how does it help a housing society?

December 2, 2019

What is Title Insurance? To protect the buyer of the property, be it a house, land or even a developer who buys land, an insurance company agrees to compensate the purchaser against any loss caused by a defect in the title of the seller in the property. Under title insurance, you will be paid by […]

The importance of Title insurance, how does it help a housing society?more
Under-construction Building

Nine developers and MHADA held a meeting to negotiate the costing of Patra Chawl redevelopment project.

November 29, 2019

The 672 tenants of Patra Chawl’s redevelopment project in Goregaon get a ray of hope for the first time since their homes were demolished in 2010. On 27 November, nine private developers who bought the land from Housing Development and Infrastructure Limited (HDIL) in the 42-acre redevelopment plan, met with officials from the Maharashtra Housing […]

Nine developers and MHADA held a meeting to negotiate the costing of Patra Chawl redevelopment project.more
SEBI

Recent guidelines by SEBI on preferential issue & institutional placement by listed REITs.

November 28, 2019

On Wednesday, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) provided guidelines on the preferential issue of units and institutional placement of units by a listed Real Estate Investment Trust (REITs). The regulator said that if it has been listed for a period of 12 months, a listed REIT may create a preferential issue of […]

Recent guidelines by SEBI on preferential issue & institutional placement by listed REITs.more
Police arrest

Fraudulent developer arrested at Mumbai Airport for dupping Rs 30 crore.

A developer arrested on Sunday after fleeing from custody earlier in the day was nabbed from Mumbai airport for allegedly duping a bank for Rs 30 crore, a Thane police officer said. Jagdish Wagh (37) from Dombivali, Mumbai, is accused of dupping the CKP bank with Rs 30 crore following default on loans taken on […]

Fraudulent developer arrested at Mumbai Airport for dupping Rs 30 crore.more
Insolvency

DHFL write-offs will hit Indian Banks by Rs 36,000 crore.

November 22, 2019

India’s sudden takeover of a struggling Indian shadow bank will not stop its lenders’ troubles, faced with the risk of significant write-offs if a fraudulent account is reported to Dewan Housing Finance Corp. If the KPMG report absolves Dewan of irregular lending, then only around Rs 5,500 crore of provisions would be needed. Dewan has […]

DHFL write-offs will hit Indian Banks by Rs 36,000 crore.more
Building Construction

Analyst poll – Real estate sector is expected to bounce back modestly through the government measures.

According to an analyst poll by Reuters, The housing market in India, burdened by unfinished projects, as developers struggle to access money, is expected to recover modestly in the coming year on government efforts to unblock the market. The government has approved the 100 billion rupees ($1.4 billion) fund earlier this month to help clear […]

Analyst poll – Real estate sector is expected to bounce back modestly through the government measures.more