Basic things to check while buying your dream home

SQUAREFEET                                                                    By Arwa Navlakhi and Anee.B

 

Here’s a handy A to Z checklist for first time property Buyers from Squarefeet.

 

Amenities

Association

Accessibility

Age of building

Appreciation

Allotment Letter

Approved Plans

  

Built Up Area

Brokerage Fees

  

Carpet Area

Clear Title

Construction stage

Common Area Share & Maintenance

Construction Agreement

Cracks / Ceiling seepage

  

Developer

Deeds

Depreciation

Down Payment

DC Conversion Certificate

 

 

Encumbrance Certificate

Encroachment

Exit from investment

Equated Monthly Installment EMI

Electricity & Power Back up

 

Floor Plan

Fixtures & Fittings

Freehold              

Floor Rise

Facing / View / Vaasthu

Fixed & Floating Rate of Interest

Fire & Safety Certificate

 

 

Guideline Value

  

Home Inspection

Hazard Insurance

 

Inventory List

Investment

Inflation

 

Joint Holder

Joint Venture

Jurisdiction

 

Keys

Khata Document

 

Location

Loan Amount

Lawyer Fees & Legal Opinion

 

Market Value

Municipal Corporation Approvals

Memorandum Of Understanding

Maintenance Charges

 

Negotiation

No Objection Certificate

Neighborhood

 

Occupancy Certificate

Offer ( sale / purchase price)

Outgoings

  

Proximity to schools, hospitals, markets etc

Payment Terms & Break Up

Power Of Attorney

Prime Space

Premium (Higher price than market price)

Pre & Post Launch Offers

Possession Letter

Property Management

Pre closure
Property Tax (payment and paid receipt)

 

Quality Of Construction

 

Registration Charges

Resale Value, process

Rental Viability

Realtor

 

Stamp Duty

Sanction & Site Plan

Society Norms

Sale Agreement / Deed

Survey

  

Transport feasibility

Taxes (Capital Gains, Short / Long Term, VAT , Service Tax etc)

Track Record Of Builder & Timely completion

Transfer Fee

Tripartite Agreement

  

Utilities

 

Valuation

 

Walk Through

Warranty Period

Water facilities

 

Yield Capitalization / Rate

 

Zoning