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Property Ownership in Chandigarh

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The Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) has finally decided to change with the times. In a major pro-people move, it has decided to make property transactions in the city hassle-free by allowing mutual sale and purchase of dwelling units by allottees. Until now, the transfer of CHB flats in Chandigarh was based on the general power of attorney, a system rife with defects and legal complications.

But all that is now passé, with the board of directors of CHB deciding on February 20 to make their flat transfer policy people-friendly and transparent. The new move will benefit a substantial number of about 50,000 owners/allottees of CHB dwelling units in the city, and will change the way property transactions are carried out in the region. Most importantly, it will offer relief to people whose properties have been lying blocked for years due to legal wrangles.

The CHB, ever since it came into existence in 1971, has been a witness to countless problems posed by GPA transfer policy. Due to stringent laws governing the sale and purchase of residential property in Chandigarh , a majority of allottees had resorted to sale through general power of attorney.

Since initially the CHB did not recognise GPA, property transaction through this system led to several complications including legal battles between the original allottees and buyers on the one hand and original allottees and the CHB on the other. This often led to blackmailing by allottees or their legal heirs who found it convenient to extract money from interested buyers of residential property. This was besides the hefty premium which buyers paid to allottees/sellers.

The practice naturally allowed property dealers to mushroom and make hay as they negotiated deals between various parties and charged heavily in the guise of completing endless formalities besides charging their commission. The GPA transfer system had bred corruption in the ranks of CHB, particularly in public-dealing branches.

Keeping in mind these complication, the CHB had, in 2001, come out with a policy to regularise GPA sale by fixing charges for the transfer of property by original allottees besides also fixing terms and conditions like clearance of dues, retention of original structure of the dwelling unit, respect for building bylaws etc. The regularisation of GPA, however, helped little, with buyers of residential units continuing to face harassment.

The new mutual transfer policy will bring buyers and sellers face to face for the first time and eliminate the role of middlemen like property dealers. The move will also end the nexus between property dealers and officials by allowing genuine buyers and sellers to own property in a legal way.

Besides, it is expected to bring revenue to Chandigarh Administration as transactions would involve the payment of stamp duty and other prescribed charges. Until now, stamp duty worth crores was being evaded in the name of large scale sale and purchase of CHB flats through GPA. The new policy will protect the financial interests of Chandigarh Administration besides being people-friendly.

Meanwhile, the board had said GPAs taken to date would be acceptable till the time the new policy came into effect. It has added, however, that people would eventually have to own property on the terms and conditions specified in the mutual transfer policy.

Further in a bid to curb speculation, the CHB has categorically said that GPA holders will no longer be eligible to apply for flats in any of its residential project schemes. Residential property, say board officials, must go to the shelter-less people. The board has meanwhile also allowed transfer of residential property in Chandigarh on the basis of one surety. Earlier two sureties were required.

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Real Estate Developers Fear Mumbai Property Rates May Shoot Through the Roof Soon

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Mumbai, Jan 13 Real estate developers fear 30% to 50% increase in prices as well as demand for property in Mumbai, Pune, Nasik, Chennai and Bangalore, compared with the ongoing steady demand and prices in Delhi and the NCR region from March 2008 onwards.

According to industry experts, with Indiabulls (14 lakh sq ft of commercial and retail) and Peninsula II (5 lakh sq ft) properties under construction in Lower Parel in Mumbai, the demand for residential properties is expected to rise by 30% from March 2008. While Indiabulls property is expected to be operational this

year with a parking space for 3,500 cars, the Peninsula II properties will be completed next year.

According to Abhinandan Lodha, director, Lodha Group, “The commercial property rates in Mumbai are expected to rise by about 50% with more premium buildings getting constructed. Besides, India is emerging as a leading hottest destination for premium commercial establishments whereby builders would be setting up huge number of commercial buildings situated in one location.”

Property prices has already touched the roof since the past two years when the booking for Ashoka Towers started at Rs 4,000 per sq ft. However, now the prices have shot up by an additional Rs 18,000 per sq ft. As a result, home buyers have started eyeing Pune, Nasik, Chennai for setting up second homes instead of buying a second home in Mumbai for weekends.

This is also because of the requirement of 90 lakh homes in Mumbai, only 30% homes have been built so far. For example, investors have bought many flats in Kharghar, where 70% of the buyers have still not resided.

In Chennai and Bangalore, dual income families have started spending more on EMIs on buying big homes. Although currently Chennai is not considered a very active property destination, with the mixed used development under construction by Hirco (15 mn sq ft), Chennai will also see boost in prices and demand as well. Besides, there is already overbuilding been happening in Bangalore. Hence, the huge demand. On the contrary, NCR region and Delhi has already seen developments of this size.

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Property Title Insurance in the Offing

admin — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 02:22:27 +0000

Bajaj Allianz, ICICI Lombard in talks with American company to launch the product.

Property transactions in India will soon have an insurance cover to fall back in case something goes wrong in the deal. The country’s two large private sector insurers, ICICI Lombard General Insurance and Bajaj Allianz General, are planning to launch title insurance covers this year.

Title insurance is a cover that protects a potential owner of a property against loss from defects in title. The policy is a retrospective one, where the insured is protected against losses arising from the events that occurred prior to the date of issuing the policy. Globally, the policy is bought by investors, occupiers and financiers.

At present, none of the property transactions, be it large acquisitions or a simple sale of a land or a flat, is covered through an insurance policy by an Indian insurer.

The reason is that Indian insurance companies do not have the underwriting expertise to offer title insurance products. Indian insurers require reinsurance support to be able to offer the product.

Both Bajaj Allianz and ICICI Lombard are in talks with First American Title Insurance Company (FATIC), which will be offering reinsurance support for Indian insurers to offer the product.

FATIC is the largest title insurer globally, with a revenue of $8.4 billion in 2006.

Says Swaraj Krishnan, CEO, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, “We have had a preliminary discussion with First American Title Insurance. We have asked them to give us the product details. We will be doing a market study, verifying the titles and will file the product with the regulator in the coming months.”

The value of the title insurance cover will be equal to the price of land that has to be acquired. The premium rates will be a function of the value of property, the nature of transaction, which means the size of the purchase, the past history of the real estate property, costs relating to title search and the legalities involved in the title search.

Howden Insurance Brokers is also in talks with real estate developers, financial institutions, law firms, insurance companies and reinsurers to culminate into the next few insurance policies being sold.

Says Anoop Mathur, vice-president of Howden Insurance Brokers, “The value at risk has grown proportionally as the land cost has increased for the real estate developers. Title insurance makes a project bankable and saleable to customers.”

According to Akshaya Kumar, chairman, Park Lane Property Advisors, consultants during due diligence discover 20-30 per cent cases have title defects in them.

Property consultants believe that the availability of title insurance products will boost private equity investment in Indian real estate since most of the institutions are very particular about clear titles.

According to accounting and business consultancy firm Grant Thornton India, private equity firms have invested nearly Rs 25,000 crore in Indian real estate and infrastructure in 2007and, according to industry estimates, the investments are set to grow in the coming year.

“Institutions do not buy even if they have the slightest doubt about the titles. More private equity funds will flow in the Indian real estate if title insurance products are available in the country,” says Anuj Puri, chairman, Jones Lang LaSalle Meghraj, an international property consultant.

Adds Anshuman Magazine, managing director, CB Richard Ellis, South Asia: “Title insurance products give a lot of comfort to international investors to invest their funds in the property markets of developing markets such as India. Since these investors do not invest directly and do joint ventures with Indian developers, the local partners will take care of title issues. But we have also seen foreign investors demanding these products before signing the agreements to develop properties.”

According to Mathur of Howden Insurance Brokers, the two Bills — Land Acquisition Amendment Bill, which has been introduced last month in the Lok Sabha, and the Resettlement and Rehabilitation Bill – will make corporates acquiring land for SEZ or other reasons buy title insurance covers.

Explains Mathur, “After the amendement of the Land Acquisition Act, 1984, the government will not be able to acquire land and make it available for companies. As a result, corporates will have to acquire the land directly from land owners at a higher price. In such a scenario, title insurance would protect project developers from any financial loss arising from any defects in title to real property.”

There are two types of title insurance policies: the owners’ policy and the lenders’ policy. Owners’ title insurance is bought by a buyer of the property. It protects the buyer from all loss or defects in a title.

On the other hand, the lenders’ title insurance is bought by lenders such as banks and financial institutions. Experience in other global markets is that all institutional lenders require title insurance to protect their interests in the collateral of loans secured in real estate.

The policy amount decreases each year in proportion to the loan paid off each year. The policy has a provision for defence cost if a title to the real property is challenged in a court of law up to the actual amount of indemnity provided under the policy.

Land records in the country are not computerised and are not easily accessible.

The deeds registration system is not guaranteed by the state government and is inconclusive; typically leaving buyers with 30 years of title deeds to assess. Besides, the level of fraud in Indian real estate transactions is very significant; and the legal process is slow.

According to insurance officials, four to five foreign title insurance companies are keen to do business in India on this product. They may set up a dedicated company in India or could provide reinsurance support to Indian insurers to offer the policy for this line of business.

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Property Vertical – a One-stop Guide to All Your Real Estate Requirements

admin — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 02:22:07 +0000

The rising Indian economy has led to the prosperity of real estate sector in India. The real estate in India has grown as one of the most attractive investment areas for domestic as well as foreign investors. Indian real estate has great potential demand in almost every sector, but especially commercial, residential, retail, industrial, hospitality, healthcare and so on.

Nowadays, many online portals are popular on the Web for real estate professionals to market their services to home buyers and sellers. These portals are constantly trying to make the process of Indian property transactions more conducive, transparent and stress-free.

An online portal called www.propertyvertical.com provides an environment where the entire property community including agents, sellers, buyers, tenants, banks, attorneys and so on can freely interact to the benefit of the industry as a whole.

PropertyVertical.com provides complete listing of real estate agents, brokers, construction companies in and around Delhi, Chandigarh and other parts of India. The website has a comprehensive yet user-friendly design that facilitates easy and effective property transactions. It also provides a customized interface across property categories making each listed property unique. This real estate portal also provides services in US to serve the NRI clients thus maintaining a multinational base.

As an internet property dealer, PropertyVertical.com provides you with property listings in all residential and commercial sectors as well as agricultural and industrial land too. Here all the property related listings are continuously updated and maintained, to provide you with latest and accurate information. The portal also provides photographs of property listings packed with information so that you can make personalized selections. Their typical property services include property evaluation, marketing and advertising the property, finding a qualified tenant, buyer, preparing leases and helping in property transfers and so on.

Being a property management portal, PropertyVertical.com is dedicated to develop effective solutions to cater your varying property needs, serving as a one-stop guide to all your real estate requirements. With excellent service and support, this online portal is constantly working to regulate the Indian real estate market through this virtual platform.

Propertyvertical is different from other Real Estate Portals – We are not just a Real Estate Portal – but we ourselves are Real Estate Advisors/consultants. Propertyvertical does not put property of an online advertiser on website but markets and sells a property of a seller. We upload a property only after checking all credentials etc. and we ourselves are selling those properties. Whereas other Real Estate Portals are just providing platform for individual buyers/dealers to sell their properties.

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