Tagged “flat”
Renting out your house: agreement, registration, tenant verification
Letting a flat in Indore? The agreement, when registration becomes compulsory, telling the police station, the deposit, and closing it all on paper.
3 Oct 2026Home insurance: what the standard policy covers
The cover sold with a home loan does not mend a wall. What the standard home policy pays for, how to set the sum insured, and what it leaves out.
3 Oct 2026Buying a resale flat: the association, the dues and the papers
A resale flat comes with a share of the building, a chain of deeds and possibly the last owner's dues. What to check, and the one letter that caps them.
3 Oct 2026The price sheet: reading a builder's cost sheet line by line
The rate you were quoted is one line of a builder's cost sheet. What the other lines are, which are already in the price, and what to ask before a token.
3 Oct 2026GST on a flat: under construction versus ready
Booked while being built, a flat carries 5% GST, or 1% if it is affordable. Paid for wholly after the completion certificate, none. How the rule works.
3 Oct 2026Joint development: giving your land to a builder for a share of flats
Giving your plot or old house to a builder for flats? How to fix the share, the six clauses the agreement must carry, and when the capital gains tax is due.
3 Oct 2026Home loan tax benefits: interest, principal and the regime you choose
The ₹2 lakh interest and ₹1.5 lakh principal deductions live only in the old regime. How each works, for joint owners and while a house is built.
3 Oct 2026Under construction or ready to move: two different products
An under-construction flat is not a discounted ready one. It is a different purchase with a different risk. What to settle before you book either.
3 Oct 2026Rent or buy: the costs of owning that never make the sum
Rent against EMI is the wrong sum. The five costs of owning it leaves out, and how to compare the two honestly over the years you will actually stay.
3 Oct 2026Carpet area, built-up area, super built-up area: only one is defined by law
Three areas, one flat, and you are usually quoted the biggest. What carpet area means in law, and how to work out your real price per usable square foot.
3 Oct 2026Occupancy certificate and completion certificate: two papers, two jobs
A completion certificate says the building matches its plan. An occupancy certificate says you may live in it. Ask for both before you take the keys.
3 Oct 2026Plot or flat: two products, two checklists
A plot and a flat are different products, not two prices for one thing. What each asks of you, and the five checks that belong to each.
8 Sep 2026Read it. Then check it on the map.
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