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How to Check for Outstanding Property-Tax Dues Before Buying
Before you sign, pull the municipal dues statement yourself so an unpaid tax bill from years ago doesn't quietly become your problem after registration.
Property Card: What It Records and How to Read It
A clear, practical guide to what an urban property card records, how to obtain one via the CTS number, and how to read the holder and mutation details before buying.
How SVAMITVA Property Cards Help Verify Rural and Peri-Urban Land
A SVAMITVA property card gives rural and peri-urban land a drone-mapped ownership record, but it is a starting point for checks, not a substitute for a title-chain review.
How to Read an Approved Layout Plan Before Buying a Plot
An approved layout plan tells you far more than a marketing brochure ever will — if you know which stamp, number, and dimension to look for before you buy.
Release Deed Meaning: When It Appears in a Property's Title Chain
A release deed among family members can quietly consolidate ownership of a resale flat — or leave a gap in the title chain if even one co-heir was left out.
Gift Deed in the Property Title Chain: What It Records for Buyers
A gift deed in a title chain is a registered fact to be read carefully, not a red flag by itself — here's how to check it before you buy.
Partition Deed: Reading Records for Inherited or Joint Property
When a flat traces back to a family division among siblings, the partition deed is the document that tells you whose share you're actually buying — read it before you assume.
How to Check Whether a Property Is Already Mortgaged
Before you pay an advance on a resale flat, learn to read the encumbrance certificate and cross-check CERSAI so a hidden home loan against the seller's property doesn't blindside you.
How to check CERSAI for registered charges on a property
A step-by-step walkthrough of running a CERSAI asset search to spot bank charges an Encumbrance Certificate can miss, and reading the result correctly before you buy.
How to verify a Power of Attorney used in a property deal
A practical, fraud-aware guide to checking a Power of Attorney's scope, registration and validity before you buy a property from an attorney holder, not the owner.
How to read builder-buyer agreement clauses against records
A clause-by-clause guide to reading a builder-buyer agreement against the RERA declaration and public records before signing an under-construction flat purchase.
How to verify a Fire NOC for a high-rise apartment
A first-time buyer's plain-language guide to finding out whether a tower actually holds a valid Fire NOC, and reading what the document really says.