Legal checks before you buy in a gated community
In a gated community you also buy a share in land, roads, amenities and running costs. These are the title, approval, common-area and maintenance checks to do before you book.
Ancestral property in India: who has rights and how partition works
What counts as ancestral property under Hindu law, who holds a share by birth, how partition works, and what a buyer should ask for before paying.
Property mutation: getting your name on the records after buying
Registration makes you the owner. Mutation puts your name on the tax and land records. Here is how it works in Hyderabad and Bangalore and what to check.
Tripartite agreement: what it is and how it works
A tripartite agreement is the contract between you, the builder and the bank when you take a loan for an under-construction flat. Here is what it contains and which clauses to read.
Telangana apartment ownership law: buyer rights and duties
What the Telangana Apartments Act of 1987 and RERA give a flat buyer: your share of land and common areas, the builder's duties, parking, the owners' association, and what you owe the building.
EC search in Telangana: steps, and what a nil EC means
What an encumbrance certificate shows, what it misses, and how to search one online on the Telangana registration portal.
How to verify a property's title before you buy
What a title deed is, the six checks to run on it in Hyderabad, and the problems that turn up most often.