Flat buyers
In 2008, conveyance deed was first introduced in the real estate market to protect the interest of home buyers. But this year, hardly 1,200 housing societies have applied for conveyance certificate out of 88,000 and only 700 of them got the deed. The Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan in a recent meeting said that a statewide drive will [...] Continue Reading »
Sources reveal that Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan is not in favour of extending the deadline for paying value added tax (VAT) or reducing the tax rate on flat purchases. As the order of paying VAT has been handled by the high court, the chief minister does not want to extend the deadline or reduce [...] Continue Reading »
Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India (CREDAI) has called for the one per cent norm related to VAT payment to be adopted for the retrospective period between 2006 and 2010. The issue is pending with the Supreme Court, which had issued an interim order asking that the VAT on properties sold between the [...] Continue Reading »
The Maharashtra Housing Department has offered a major relief to flat buyers and society residents. The state government has said that there is no need for a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the developer for sale or transfer of flat (resale) in a fully constructed building. The clarification has come after allegations of developers illegally collecting [...] Continue Reading »
The state sales tax department of Maharashtra has insisted that the payable value added tax (VAT) is much less than three per cent. This has put buyers who purchased flats between 2006 and 2010 and had paid money, in a fix as to how to recover the additional amount paid. Till now, there has been [...] Continue Reading »
The experts have criticized the new housing regulatory bill in Maharashtra. Under the new housing regulatory bill, not only the developer but even flat buyers can be put behind bars and made to pay a fine if they fail to comply with the housing regulatory authority’s order. Experts feel there is nothing to cheer about [...] Continue Reading »
The new Maharashtra Housing (Regulation & Development) Bill, 2012, came under attack from housing experts as they labeled it ‘builder friendly’. Activists, housing societies and flat buyers claimed that not only was it poorly drafted, but also failed to maintain transparency and stated that it is a watered down version of the repealed Maharashtra Ownership [...] Continue Reading »
Thane District Consumer Forum has ruled that builders must stand by the conditions laid down by civic authority while granting the occupation certificate (OC), even though if such conditions are not a part of the sale agreement with flat buyers. Recently, a complaint was filed by Sarvottam Co-operative Housing Society against city-based Radhakrishna Developers. According [...] Continue Reading »
DLF have sold 350 luxury flats in their luxurious housing projects “The Primus” in Gurgaon. The project is in high priority among the flat buyers in Delhi. DLF launched the project on 21st February, 2012 and almost all the flats were sold on the same day wherein DLF achieved a booking of Rs 500 crores [...] Continue Reading »
The Delhi High Court on Thursday ordered Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to issue the completion certificate to CWG flat owners. This will definitely bring a breath of happiness to all the 400 flat owners. DDA assured the court that they had already started the process for four towers in the apartment premises. DDA also informed [...] Continue Reading »
