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GST on Flat Maintenance Above Rs 7,500: The Rule Every Buyer Should Understand
Your first society maintenance bill has an 18% GST line you never saw quoted — here's exactly when that tax applies, on what amount, and how to check if your society is charging it correctly.
Home Loan Processing Fees and Hidden Charges: The Full Catalogue
You compared interest rates across lenders and picked the lowest one — then discovered a stack of processing, login, legal, valuation and CERSAI fees that quietly changed the real cost of borrowing.
Stamp Duty and Registration in Your Total Cost
Stamp duty and registration are a state-run statutory layer of roughly 6-8% of your flat's value that must be paid in cash at registration — here's how to size it before you book.
GST vs Stamp Duty: Untangling the Two Taxes on Your Flat Purchase
Buying a flat and seeing both GST and stamp duty on your cost sheet feels like double taxation — it isn't, and understanding the difference changes how you compare under-construction and ready-to-move options.
Hidden Costs of Buying a Flat in Bangalore
Khata transfer fees, BWSSB water connection, BESCOM deposits, and betterment charges routinely add several lakhs above a Bengaluru flat's sticker price — here's the full checklist an IT-professional first-time buyer needs before signing.
Hidden Costs of Buying a Flat in Pune
Metro cess, local body tax and Maharashtra stamp duty routinely add 12-18% to a Pune flat's headline price — here is the full checklist before you sign.
Hidden Costs of Buying a Flat in Mumbai
Mumbai already has India's highest ticket prices — layer on stamp duty, metro cess, and society transfer charges, and the true outlay climbs further still.
Hidden Costs of Buying a Flat in Hyderabad
A sizeable corpus deposit and Telangana's stamp duty structure can add well over a tenth to a Hyderabad flat's quoted price — here is what to budget for.
Registration Charges vs Stamp Duty: The Difference 2026
Stamp duty and registration charges look like one closing-cost line item but are two entirely separate levies, from two different laws, calculated in two different ways.
Who Pays Stamp Duty: Buyer or Seller in India 2026
The default answer is the buyer, but the Stamp Act treats liability as negotiable — here is what to put in writing so nobody gets a surprise bill at the sub-registrar's office.
Can Stamp Duty Be Added to Your Home Loan in 2026
Your sanction letter probably doesn't mention it, but stamp duty and registration are almost always excluded from what your home loan actually finances — here's why, and how to plan around it.
How Much to Budget for Stamp Duty and Registration
Your down payment is only part of the cash you need on signing day — here is a line-by-line framework for sizing the full stamp duty, registration, and closing-cost stack before you commit.