Buying land is a hectic process which assures safety and liveability so in this blog we explain some important things to know before you buy land .dont buy any plot or land without reading this article.

Title deed:

You must insist on a clear title-deed from the seller. Check if the land is in the owner’s name and if he/she has the full right to sell it. Also, check if he/she is the sole owner of that piece of land. While receiving the photocopy of the deed please cross check with the original deed also.

Once you receive the title-deed, scrutinize it. To check these documents you can search for the title deed on the registration website of the state government and don’t forget to consult your lawyer to be sure.

Encumbrance certificate or EC:

The next document you need to verify is EC. Check EC for min 12 years if possible 30 years,(20 of them would be computerized and remaining years would be non-computerized data) must be examined before you proceed any further.

• This document can be obtained from the sub-registrar’s office where the title-deed is registered. 
• This document will help you to figure out if the plot or land is free from any legal dispute or unpaid dues and also helps you to know whether the person selling the land is the owner of the plot or not.
• he or she is not the proper owner of the land, then check whether the person who is going to sign on the purchase agreement has power of attorney.
•  In many cases, a person who has the power of attorney employs some other person to sell the property and sign on the purchase agreement documents. 
• Note that this is not legal and shouldn’t be allowed.
•  A person with either the EC in his or her name or a person with power of attorney only can sign on the purchase agreement. 

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Property tax receipts:

Make sure you check the previous tax receipts like a vacant land tax of the property. Ask for the originals again to make sure all the payments are paid properly so that there won’t be any legal complications or any surprise expenses after you buy the land.

Release certificate

This certification needs to be checked if you are buying a property that’s been up for resale. This certificate will be issued by the bank indicating that the loans if any on the property have been paid.

Local approvals:

Make sure that the local authorities have given the all-clear on the plot of land you are going to buy.

NRI seller:

If the owner of the land is an NRI, then make sure you get the Power of Attorney (POA) from the seller.

Verify the identity of the seller:

One should verify the identity of the seller similar to verifying the deed title of the property. If the land/plot is sold by an agent make sure you double-check the owner’s info. Ask for the owner’s details and identity(Aadhar card for instance). The buyer should make sure that the seller has all the rights to sell the property.

To verify the identity of the seller check the below documents mentioned below:

• Residential proof and nationality of the seller.
• In case the land/plot is held jointly, identify all the owners.
• Whoever the seller is(company or partnership firm or an individual or a group of individuals)make sure the person executing and registering the sale deed is duly authorized.
• If the property is held by a minor or person of unsound mind or an NRI make sure you get the Power of Attorney (POA) from the seller.

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Checking the ground realities:

After checking the tiresome paperwork, it is time for some ground realities. Here are a few things that you have to check before buying the land or property.

Patta, chitta and FMB sketch

Patta has details about the property size, history of property power,  confines etc and it should be in the  proprietor’s name. 

NA(Non-agricultural) order 

 Last but not the least you must check the NA(Non-agricultural land) order.By dereliction, all the land in India is designated for some other purpose by the government? Yes, you heard it right. intriguing is n’t it? 

Before constructing any type of  structure( Domestic or marketable or storages or Industrial) one has to first convert the land tonon-agricultural land( NA). 

There are different types of NA Those are 

•  NA – Domestic 
•  NA – Commercial 
•  NA – storages 
•  NA – Resort 
•  NA – IT/ ITeS 

Just because the land has NA does n’t mean you can start  erecting up, check if it’s of the domestic scheme. You can not  make the domestic home in a  marketable or a  storehouse or a resort scheme. Only domestic  structure can be  erected on domestic NA and same for the others NA’s too. 

 So make sure you ask for NA – Domestic order issued by the Town Planning Authority from the  dealer before  pacing. There’s a thing called NA approved plots by the collector,  noway  believe  similar  deceiving effects. 

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Measuring the land/ plot 

 You must  take over a  check( get help from surveyor) and confirm the extent and  confines of the plot. After buying it’s  judicious to find the extent of the land and set the boundaries after buying, this will help you  help unauthorized person enjoying the property. 

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FSI( Floor Space Index) 

 For each and every  position this may vary. For case, if we take Chennai within the Chennai limits each  position will have different FSI value. 

•  If the land area is 1000 sq.ft and the buildup area that can be constructed in this land would be maximum 2000 sq.ft taking into account of maximum FSI i.e. 2 in Chennai.
•  In certain areas the FSI can be 1.5 or 1.75 also. Make sure you buy a land with a good FSI value so that you can get maximum benefit from it. 

Drainage connection vacuity in that  position 

 Check if drainage connection is available in that  position. If not you have construct septic tank or water recycling tank which will an  fresh cost during the construction process 

Electrical lines distance from the plot 

 Make sure you check if the electrical lines are  formerly present or it has to be done  recently, suppose if an electrical pole is 100  bases down from your land, for giving a new connection you have to pay some  quantum to the Tamilnadu electricity board to add an electricity pole near your plot and get electricity connection for your plot which will be an  fresh cost for you after buying the land. 

Is it a  recently developed  position? 

•  documents to be  vindicated before buying a land 
• Check if the land is located in a  recently developed area if this is the case roads will be developed in the future. So keep in mind that the foundation height has to be increased while constructing the house. 
•  Also, check the land  position from the road  position, if it’s below road  position we need to increase the land height and also foundation height, which will be an  fresh cost. 
•  Also if it’s a  recently developed plot by a  inventor/ builder if the soil is filled to raise the height of the plot. If that’s the case you may have to lay a pile foundation for your construction. 
•  Example: In some places, the natural ground  position will be 5 or 6  bases below road  position and the  inventor would have filled soil to raise the height of the plot. For normal house construction, we will have a foundation depth of 6- 8  bases below the natural ground  position. In this case, natural ground  position itself is below 5- 6  bases and we’ve to go 6- 8  bases from that. So the total foundation depth will be around 12- 15  bases, where pile foundation is the only  result. 
•  We can not lay the foundation in instinctively filled soil as it’ll be  veritably loose and not strong enough to hold a foundation. There will be too  important soil  agreement once the construction is completed to the  structure weight.

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Soil type of that plot 

•  Check the type of soil before making any  opinions. It should n’t be muddy soil, if it rains water wo n’t be absorbed  fluently so mosquitoes breeding occurs, also bearing capacity will be less compared to other soil types. This, in turn, escalates the foundation cost. 
•  still, pile foundation has to be laid which will bring you  further than normal foundation, If the soil bearing capacity is low. 

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Underground water  position and water hardness 

•  Before  finishing the land get a water  prophesier and check the water  position in the plot, it’ll hardly bring Rs. 2000 for checking it scientifically we’re going to invest lakhs of  quantum in  purchasing a land.
• Also, make sure you ask about the water quality in the neighbourhoods if possible get a sample and test it.However, washing machine, If it’s hard water it’ll spoil your appliances like Motor. 
• Also if hard water is used for construction purpose quality issues arises so it’s better to test it beforehand and do some  preventative measures like treating making it good for construction and other purposes. 
• We can test the quality of water using low cost  movable   bias like these 
•  Indeed after construction, you have to either desalinate or buy water in lorries and fill the sump regularly if the water is n’t available or it’s not of good quality. 
• Indeed if you’re ready to pay for lorry water in summers water will be in high demand, you might not get water. So make sure you check this before  finishing. 

Implicit growth of that  position 

•  Check if the plot  position and its growth. Do your  exploration. rather of buying in a completely developed area, which is way too  precious, buy in a  position, which is under development this way you can save some cost. 
•  Also check if the  introductory amenities like the grocery store, hospitals, ATM,  seminaries,  sodalities etc. are available in that  position. 
•  Make sure you check the implicit growth of the plot before making a decision. 

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Documents check after  purchasing the plot 

• A trade Deed is the document written by a Government  certified Document  pen that needs to be registered in the office of sub-registrar to make the  trade be. Until the  trade deed is written, you are n’t the legal  proprietor. 
•  Get the damage from payment of stamp duty charges once you have added registered the land in your name. 
•  Next is to get the house plan  approval, if you buy a plot that’s approved one you can skip this step  else you have to get planning  authorization from the government. 
• This is a time- consuming process; you can get a professional to help you with this. I  explosively recommend you to check this composition to know  further about how to get planning  authorization from the government.

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Understanding these  processes  while buying a plot or land as well as when to assess a situation of a property valuation will place you in a strong condition to partake in any real estate venture. Contact us, the best construction company in Chennai, regarding construction services considering the augmentation of transparency.