CAVEAT EMPTOR-BUYER BEWARE

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The transfer of property Act 1882 deals with the various kinds of transfer of immovable property, like sale, mortgage, lease, exchange etc. Section55 of the acts refers to the rights and obligations of the seller and purchaser of immovable property.

The obligations of seller are:

1.To disclose any material defect in the property of sellers and title to the buyer.

2.To produce the documents of title for the verifications of the buyer on his request.

3.To answer all relevant questions of the buyer

4.To execute proper conveyance deed on full payment of the consideration.

5.To take care of the property and the documents in the period between agreement to sell and handing over the possession of the property

6.To give possession of the property

7.To pay all taxes, charges, rents up to date and discharge any encumbrance on property.

The seller has some rights; they are:

1.To receive the rents and profits of the property till the ownership passes on to the purchaser.

2.The ownership has passed on to the purchaser before payment of full consideration; the seller will have a charge on the property for the amount of purchase money and interest on such amounts.

The obligations of the buyer are:

1.To inform the seller any fact this may increase the value.

2.To pay the consideration amount to the seller as agreed where the ownership has passed on to the purchaser, to bear the loss on account of destruction, inflery or decrease in the value of the property not caused by seller.

3.To pay all taxes, charges, rents etc. where the ownership has passed.

4.The purchaser may retain the amount of any un-cleared encumbrance, out of consideration amount payable.

The purchaser is entitled to the following rights:

Where the ownership has passed on to the purchaser any benefit of any improvement increase in the value of the property, rents,profits. A charge on the property as against seller and all persons claiming under him for the amounts paid by the purchaser with interest. 

The above referred rights and obligations of both the seller and purchaser are binding on both. But the section 55 of transfer ofproperty Act provides an exemption. If the parties to the deal have any contract contrary to the rights and obligations as envisaged in the act the contracted obligations and rights revail, to that extent. The obligations and rights have relevance only where there is a valid binding contract of sale between the parties. 

In case, the purchaser of property declines to accept the possession of the property, he has charge on the property with regard to earnest money paid and any costs awarded to him of a suit. 

The rights of the purchaser are subject to certain limitations. These rights are applicable as long as the matter is in the stage of agreement and when the deal is finalized, conveyance deed is executed; the deal will come to an end. But the case is different where the conveyance is brought on account of fraud practiced by the vendor.

It is also necessary that the purchaser shall avail himself of knowledge or means of knowledge open to him or his agents to verify the credentials of the vendor, his interest, and title to the property. He has to exercise due care and diligence by exercising reasonable care and then only the purchaser can claim the protection of law for any mischief played on him.

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KEONICS VENTURES INTO REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT

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The Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation Ltd (Keonics) is going to construct a hotel or a mall and repair apartments at Electronics City in Bangalore. A mall or a three-star building is slated to come back abreast of the one acre adjacent to the National road at Electronic town section one. The service housing is being planned on one.17 acres within the physics town. The physics town project of Keonics may be a landmark that was developed on 332 acres on Hosur road. It houses over 100 information technology and electronics companies including Wipro, Infosys, HP, Siemens, 3M, Indian phone Industries and Motorola. The combined strength of the corporations is around 30,000 people.

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Currently, malls and other such facilities are lacking in the area. Workers operating in and around physics town have to travel long distances on Hosur road to realize such facilities. Keonics wants to supply these amenities within the region. It is designing to take up the construction work through a public-private partnership. The corporation plans to lease the land to a personal partner for thirty years. The project partner is expected to bring the finance for the project, develop a style, build market for the facilities created and operate.

At the top of the lease amount, the property can be transferred back to the corporation. in keeping with a senior Keonics official, the lease quantity fastened for the business complicated project is around Rs 3lakh a year. For service apartment project, it's Rs 2lakh a year. The corporation recently has immersed bids from project management consultants like realty corporations, property developers, building operators and IT corporations. He additional same that because the comes area unit being obsessed via public-private partnership through a bidding method, the minimum direct non-refundable/non-adjustable worth for the prospective bidders is Rs 4crore per acre. Bidders have to bid the direct worth for the project over and higher than the minimum worth fastened.

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AUTHENTICATION AND ATTESTATION OF POWER OF ATTORNEY

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Indian Registration Act, 1908, specifically provides as to who should present the document for registration. Section 32 of the Act stipulates that any document the registration of which is compulsory or optional shall be presented by following;

1. By the executant or person claiming under the document. 

2. In case of a copy of decree, order, any person claiming under such decree or order. 

3. By the representative or assign of such persons referred above. 

4. By agent of the persons referred above or by a representative or assign duly authorized by Power of Attorney executed and authenticated as prescribed in the Act. 

There are certain exceptions as provided in sections 31, 88 & 89.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The section 32 of the Act, prescribes that only certain category of Power of Attorney holders are recognised to present documents for registration, they are

(a) If the person executing the Power of Attorney resides in any part of the country at the time of execution where the provisions of the Indian Registration Act apply, only Power of Attorneys executed before and a authenticated by registrar or sub-registrar of the district, where the person executing Power of Attorney resides. 

(b) In case the person executing the Power of Attorney resides in any part of India, at the time of execution of the Power of Attorney, where the provisions of the Indian Registration Act does not apply, only Power of Attorney executed and authenticated by any Magistrate. 

(c) In case of person executing Power of Attorney resides out of India at the time of executing power of Attorney, only Power of Attorney executed before and authenticated by a Notary Public, or any Court, Judge, Magistrate, Indian Consul or Vice Consul or representative of the Central Government. 

It may be noted that in case of authentication by registrar or sub registrar, such officers should be of the district where the principal resides, but no such stipulation in case of authentication by a magistrate. 

However, the Act exempts the following people from attending the registration office or court for executing and obtaining authentication of Power of Attorney. This exemption is available only to persons residing in India and not to persons residing outside India. 

They are persons who are unable to attend without any risk or inconvenience because of bodily infirmity, ill health and illness. 

Persons who are in jail under Civil or Criminal process. 

Persons exempted by law from personal appearance in court. 

In case of Power of Attorneys executed by persons who are exempted from a personal appearance, to execute and obtain authentication, the sub-registrar or magistrate, may attest the Power of Attorney after satisfying himself that the Power of Attorney has been voluntarily executed by the Principal. In case of necessity the concerned officer may either visit the house of the principal, jail, examine him or may issue commission for his examination. Any Power of Attorney as detailed above may be proved by production of it, without further proof, when it purports to have executed before and authenticated by a person or a court. 

Authentication and Attestation

The section 33 of the Act refers to two different words authentication and attestation. Both are not similar. Attestation is done in case of Power of Attorney executed by persons, who are exempted from personal appearance before court, registrar, and sub registrar under section 33 of the Act. 

Rule 63 of Karnataka Registration Rules 1965 prescribes the procedure of authentication and attestation. When a Power of Attorney is executed before registering officer, he shall authenticate the same, after satisfying himself the identity of the party executing the Power of Attorney and if necessary after obtaining the left hand thumb impression of the party against his signature. The authentication shall be as follows

"Authentication under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 33" 

This Power of Attorney has been executed by .... of .... in my presence on the .... Day of ..... 20 ... The said..... is personally known to me/ the identity of the said..... has been provided by the testimony of Sri..... to my satisfaction and whose signatures is affixed to this endorsement. 

Signature of the Person identifying the principal 

Seal 

Dated 

Signature of (Sub) registrar

In case of attestation where the principal has not attended the office of the registering authority, the registering officer will attest the Power of Attorney but not authenticate it. In such cases, if the registering officer himself attends the residence of principal or if the principal appears in the office behind a pardah as is in the case of Ghosha ladies the registering office may examine the principal with the help of any witness. The following form of attestation will be made; 

"Authentication under clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 33" 

This Power of Attorney has been voluntary executed by ..... of ..... I have satisfied myself in this behalf. The personal examination of the said ...... on commission. The said ..... is personally known to me. The identity of the said person has been proved by the testimony of ....... to my satisfaction and whose signature is affixed hereto. 

Signature of the Person identifying the principal 

Seal 

Dated 

Signature of (Sub) registrar

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Procedure: 

While authenticating the Power of Attorney, which runs into more than one sheet of paper, the seal and signature of the Registering officer shall be affixed to each sheet. 

If the Power of attorney which has to be authenticated but not to be registered contains interlineations, blank, erasure, or alteration in the body of Power of Attorney, a detailed footnote of number of interlineations, blank, erasures, alteration has to be added to the document below the authentication and shall be signed by the registering officer. Such detailed footnote is necessary even if the principal has made such footnote. If there are no interlineations etc., such fact has to be noted. 

If the authentication or attestation endorsement contains any interlineations, each such interlineation has to be initialed by registering officer. 

District registrars or sub registrars are not authorised to authenticate or attest the Power of Attorney, other than those required for registration purpose. The Power of Attorney should contain a specific authority to present the document or to admit the execution of a document by principal, and then only it can be authenticated or attested. A power of attorney may be registered like any other document, but unless it is authenticated or attested, it is not valid for using for presenting for registration of other documents executed by principal. One has to understand the difference between the registering the power of attorney and using the power of attorney for presenting the documents executed by principal for registration. 

The authentication or attestation of Power of Attorney is required only when a document executed by the principal is presented for registration. But if the document is executed by the Power of Attorney holder and presented by Power of Attorney holder, no authentication or attestation is necessary.

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SELECTION OF PROPERTY

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The registration has commenced relating all the properties subsequent to the relief of the ban obligatory on the registration of bound properties. The ban on the registration has created awareness within the public to not invest on the property that is improper. On the opposite hand, the recent demolition drive undertaken by BMP in Koramangala has created a way of worry among the general public to speculate on the property in and around Bangalore. Walking on the road involves risk; nonetheless we have a tendency to can’t sit reception. Likewise, finance within the property additionally involves bound risk; however we've got to require bound conniving risks which are able to facilitate us to measure during a dream house and additionally appreciation on our investment. 

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No advocate will provide clear cut assurance on the properties. There could also be few transactions that can't be derived from the documents created for scrutiny, like previous agreement entered into with someone, unfinished court proceedings between the relations or outsider, etc, that are the risky areas that can't be derived by seeing the property documents. However, advertising public notice within the leading daily, having wide circulation within the space wherever the property is set, can facilitate to trace bound adverse claims, if any, before getting such property. However, such Public notice is just a preventive live could not be binding on anybody having interest within the property if a similar is neglected or may haven't seen the notice in any respect. If a similar is detected by anyone having any reasonably interest over such property, then chance are going to be given to them to file the objection before the acquisition of the property and afterwards, problems cropped consistent to such objections might be sorted out by the seller. The client may also back out from such dealing.

Registration and Title

Even though all the properties will be registered by the involved Sub-Registrar, mere registration wouldn't convey the title. Registering officer can act solely within the ministerial capability and don't have power to asses the Genuineness and marketable title of the property. Infact, the Sub-Registrars are additional involved with the tax and registration charges. Nobody will provide higher title than what they themselves have, is that the principle of the Transfer of Property Act. A marketer having marketable title will lawfully convey the property and  register within the involved Sub-Registrar in favor of the client and if the seller has defective title, transference a similar and obtaining it registered won't good his title as there'll be lots of confusion on whether or not the property is lawfully valid or not.

Clear Marketable title

Before getting the property, marketable title, Genuineness of the document, enforceability of the title has got to be scrutinized together with a radical verification on whether or not the relevant provision of the laws and different rules and laws of the revenue authorities has been punctually complied. Origin of the property, flow of the title associate degreed gift standing has got to be verified with the assistance of an advocate, who has expertise on such matters.

B.D.A.Sites

Bangalore Development Authority, antecedently called town Improvement Trust Board, assigned sites having the proper title, compared with another title. BDA, being a statutory body, has its own procedure envisaged within the BDA ACT in getting the lands from the personal parties, formation of layouts together with all infrastructure like power, water and roads. Generally, impetus is given for providing civil amenities and breadth of the roads as per the city planning ACT. Layouts already developed have been given all the facilities directly, that we'll have to be compelled to pay moderate rate. Likewise, Co-operative society’s layout, personal layouts approved by BDA square measure ruled by the principles and laws of the BDA solely. However, getting such property is better once scrutiny of the title completely.

BMP Sites

A property falling underneath the BMP space is usually previous properties. Vacant properties are only a few. Usually prepared engineered homes or previous homes are obtainable available. Title of the property is needed to be derived from the origin with sequential deeds of transfer, processed Khata and processed Khata extract to be checked up. If needed, town survey map and Building sanction set up has got to be verified.  Sometimes, larger extent of properties would be divided into smaller parts and in such case, solely certified copies of the title deeds would be obtainable. Previous seven CMC space, one CMC space together with 111 villages enclosed within the BBMP space from 16/01/2007. The fresh extra BBPM space do  not have correct infrastructure facilities like Road,  water, sewerage line etc.,most of those  sites and homes don't have A Khatha or Building set up Approved by  the competent authority and buying this kind of property having high risk. 

BMRDA Approved Sites

Recently, heap of layouts approved by BMRDA i.e.,Anekal coming up with Authority(APA),Nelamangal coming up with Authority(NPA),Magadi coming up with Authority (MPA),Hosakote coming up with Authority(HPA),Kanakapura coming up with Authority(HPA), Bangalore International airdrome space coming up with Authority [BIAAPA] are turning out within the outskirts of Bangalore, with correct coming up with and development.This is thanks to the recent ban on registration of such properties while not BMRDA unleash Letter.

Recently, BMRDA has modified its rules and laws, whereby solely hour of the sites would be free at the time of approving layout set up, whereas remaining four-hundredth of the sites are going to be free once completion of the complete layout. Accordingly, the Sub-Registrar refuses to register such sites while not the discharge letter. Therefore it became necessary on the part of the developers to develop the complete layout and acquire the discharge order of the balance four-hundredth of the sites. Once the relief of the ban on registration, Sub-Registrar is registering BMRDA sites while not unleash order, which, really has affected the biological process activities of such layouts. 

Few of the promoters are selling the sites while not providing basic facilities with an assurance to develop a similar, however fail to try to a similar. the govt. has got to take initiative and may create it necessary to submit order of unleash of sites at the time of registering BMRDA approved sites, so as to safeguardthe interest of such purchasers.

 Gramathana Sites

These square measure gramathana sites, originally obtainable in Village council areas, and that are few in range. They will be distinguished from Kaneshumari range, appointed to them. The agricultural lands have survey numbers. In such properties, it's necessary to look at village records together with kind No.9 and ten that ensure that the actual property is original Gramathana site or not. However several village Panchayats issue kind No.9 and 10, although they're not Gramathana sites.Many such sites fall in inexperienced space belt areas, wherever construction of residential building is restricted. Additional caution is important whereas shopping for Gramathana Sites.

Revenue Sites

These are the sites shaped in an agricultural land. Unless it's regenerate for non-agricultural residential purpose,it remains as agricultural land. Formation of layouts isn't permissible on agricultural land. Further, layouts would like the approval from BDA or BMRDA. The revenue records like Pahani and mutations of those lands stay within the name of the initial owner even once it's purchased by others. It’s not better to buy the Revenue sites.

Advent of residences

The ascent of demand for residences in Bangalore, inside a year, has altogether modified, wherein, average rate of a regular living accommodations per sqft of Rs.3000/- has currently increased to gift rate of a median normal living accommodations attaching to town space at nearly Rs.4000/- per sqft.Now a day’s individuals choose to sleep in the living accommodations construct owing to the security, social life and facilities obtainable there. 

Increase within the land value, increase within the construction material and construction labor value, government levies like service tax, sales tax, tax and property registration charge have additionally contributed for the tremendous growth of the residences within the recent times..

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INVESTMENT IN REAL ESTATE YIELDS TO BETTER GROWTH

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Man doesn't live just for his basic wants or for himself. He has bound responsibilities to produce for his family and conjointly for himself throughout his maturity. This makes him to save some portion of his earnings and to invest in profitable portfolios. When obtaining the essential wants, he strives to enhance his commonplace of living to fancy the fruits of his hard-earned cash.

Investment avenues are several. But, the capitalist ought to be prudent enough to pick out a correct space, that is safe and secure, with assured cheap returns. Earlier, the Bank deposits, stocks, open-end fund, insurance policies, etc., like these most of them were opted. Now, with raised business, economic process of economy has flat several a lots of areas. The investment has become terribly advanced and has diode to the emergence of specialized investment Advisers.

Bank deposits, insurance policies and mutual funds became unattractive owing to low returns and plenty of corporations have failing. Securities market is unpredictable and volatile. Moreover, these investment avenues are for short-term which require close monitoring. But, the quantum of investment is usually little. Recently, past assets investment has emerged as safe and high yielding investment opportunity. Investment in assets is long-term and desires a substantial quantity. It’s not simply cash even emotions area unit stuffed with investments.

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The liberalization initiated by the govt has unfolded the heretofore dormant Indian economy and plenty of Multi-National corporations have originated their offices in major metros. Nowadays, even the huge middle class population has started investment in some ways. The need to have a roof over their head has become straightforward and therefore the migration of rural individuals to urban centres in search of assured financial gain jobs has more enlarged the important estate market.

In today’s state of affairs, the market has regained its potential. Only serious Vendors and Endorsers are operating within the market. The yield within the holding market needs to be calculated on the capital invested with and therefore the annual rental returns less capital levy, revenue enhancement and annual maintenance charges. This come varies in keeping with the sort of property i.e., residential, commercial or office space. In Bangalore, the returns are concerning V-day for residential, 12-tone music for workplace house and for industrial house 12 the concerns. There are certain determining factors that play a vital half within the property investment.

There is equal demand for all kinds of space in Metropolitan Cities and market trends are more transparent on account of competition and frequency of dealings. But, smaller towns have potential of increased returns because of dearth of space. Native politics conjointly plays its role in deciding the returns in little cities. 

Types of investment are as follows:

1.Huge Investment: Investment in assets wants higher quantity and therefore the minimum entry level are in multiples of lakhs, it would be concerning Rs. twenty lakhs for residential and far a lot of for workplace and industrial house.

2.Time factor:The sale of property needs long time for finding a appropriate emptor and for complying with the legal needs. Further, the appreciation of the capital price of land is slow however, it can be bound and stable in contrast to in stocks and shares.

3.Local Laws:The holding investment incorporate a lot of discretion and involves sophisticated processes like title verification, land  use in keeping with native Laws, Floor Area Ratio (FAR), restriction on sale for a few period and plenty of more Laws and rules depending upon the political environment.

4.Tax factor:Uncertain tax rules and rates that vary per annum got to be thought of. Capital levy is an annual commitment, during which it's being increased per annum by self-assessment or capital based assessment. Income conjointly attracts income tax to be paid annually; sale of property attracts capital gains and get invitations stamp tax and Registration charges. capital levy & stamp tax varies from State to State.

5.Type of property: It could be residential, commercial or office space, however the sort of property is terribly vital. The demand and provide position of every sector has to be fastidiously examined. Residential property incorporates smaller investment. Commercial and office space needs higher investment.

6.Type of returns: Real estate sector offers 2 varieties of returns namely:

a) Monthly come within the sort of rentals and therefore the returns on the lease quantity invested with within the Bank securities or in business,

b)The alternative sort is that the sale consideration on sale of the property. The number to be invested with conjointly depends on the mode of returns expected. Generally, leasing of property is engaging just for business individuals. Lease quantity doesn't attract interest. Industrial property and workplace house yield high returns to the extent of 15 august 1945 whereas the residential property yield is concerning 8 may 1945.

7.Risk Factor and Limitations of Legal Scrutiny: Tracing the title of the property is the most important step in purchasing the property, that needs to be done by an old Advocate who is well-versed in Property Laws. Property Laws are terribly advanced and it varies from State to State. Further, persistently the antique records has to be examined which cannot be on the market with the parties or perhaps within the territorial Sub-Registrar's Offices. Further, Legal Scrutiny is predicated on the documents that may be produced for the verification. However, it's not the duty of the Advocate to certify the genuineness of the documents from the involved departments. Honesty and integrity of the vendor is extremely important. bound hidden facts, like unfinished cases, previous agreements and Government notification of the property can't be copied simply by verification of the documents. However, the paper notification about purchase of property would help to unearth some claims.

8. Liquidity:Investment in assets can't be at once regenerate into money in contrast to stocks, deposits. However, the property is most asked for security for Bank loans and rents could also be securitized by getting loans from the Banks.

9. Maintenance charges: Property wants periodical maintenance that involves a substantial quantity.

10.Landlord abidance professionalblem: Most of the Indian Laws are pro tenant giving most protection to the tenants. But, gradually they're being amended to strike a fine balance and even now, it takes abundant time to evict a tenant, who has defaulted in payment of rents or who has profaned the terms of agreement.

11.Political Environment:Government has most management on assets sector. Sale or purchase of agricultural land has several restrictions in Karnataka. Land use restrictions exist in several cities. The foremost source of revenue to the govt is from the immovable properties within the sort of stamp tax and capital levy. Just in case of acquisition by the govt, the compensation paid is way lesser than the value.

12.Price cycle:It has been observed that, the important estate has regular ups and downs wherever the costs continue increasing for a few amount and fall in for a few time. But, this cycle may be a semipermanent trend. Though the investment is large, the capitalist has to be in patience to own an honest come that takes a protracted time. It would be unsafe to expect appreciation in short run. 2 elements, the building and therefore the land move in opposite directions, the building price gets depreciated and therefore the land price gets appreciated.

13.Other factors:Some factors are remotely coupled to the present sector and play a vital role in deciding the value. Introduction of unidirectional traffic and construction of flyovers close to the property decreases the worth of the property. Today, Vaastu has become a lot of vital in one’s life. Another space of concern is need of data within the property market. The on the market info is too inadequate and typically contrasting. Even the transactions recorded in Registrar's Office won't reveal the important price of the property because the amount aside from what's mentioned within the document might need been paid.

14.Rental Income:The income from the properties is within the vary of 0.5% to 1% p.m. on the investment. Aside from this financial gain, the worth of the property appreciates frequently, whereas within the case of Bank deposits, the worth of the cash deposited gets scoured on account of inflation. The investment in agricultural properties and farm homes don't seem to be remunerative. The financial gain from the agricultural property is seasonal and depends upon the weather and climatic conditions. Further, the sale of agricultural properties has several restrictions. The farm house demands good maintenance which proves costly and plenty of times the income from that may not even meet the upkeep charge. The investment in assets may be a higher choice.

Real estate is that the solely sector that yields higher returns aside from capital appreciation provided the capitalist is prudent and has taken necessary precautions.

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