How to verify water and sewage connection approvals
A practical guide for first-time buyers on checking whether a flat has an actual sanctioned water-board connection and legal sewage disposal, not just a tanker promise.
How to Read a Title Search Report Prepared by a Lawyer
A plain-language walkthrough of what a lawyer's title search report actually says, where its limits are, and why the caveats matter more than the headline conclusion.
Official-Records Checklist for Buying a Resale Flat
A records-first walkthrough of exactly which documents to collect and verify before buying a resale flat, with where each one comes from and why the as-of date matters.
Official-Records Checklist for an Under-Construction Flat
A checklist of the live RERA and approval records to read before booking an under-construction flat, since the completion documents that exist for resale homes don't exist yet.
Official-Records Checklist for Buying a Residential Plot
Buying bare land carries more paperwork risk than buying a flat — here is the exact sequence of public records to read before you sign anything on a plot.
Official-Records Checklist for Buying an Independent House
An independent house bundles land diligence and building diligence into one purchase — here is the combined checklist and how to reconcile the sanctioned plan against what's actually built.
Official Records a Single-Woman Buyer Should Read Herself
A private, self-serve guide to the title, EC, RERA, OC and tax records a single woman can read herself before buying her first home, without anyone else in the room.
Official records an NRI buyer can verify remotely online
A practical map of which Indian property records an NRI can pull online from abroad, and how to cross-check what a relative or agent forwards you before you release funds.
Why "as-of" dates matter when reading public property records
Every property record is a snapshot frozen at a specific moment — here's how to find that moment and decide whether it's still trustworthy enough to act on.
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.
Reading Official Records When Evaluating a Locality
A practical walkthrough of the locality-level government records — land, RERA, master plan, and municipal tax — that tell you more about an area than any broker's pitch.