Govt notifies real estate regulatory Act rules for Union Territories

The ministry of urban development is working on similar rules which would be applicable for the National Capital Region of Delhi. The government on Monday has notified the final rules to implement the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA) that aims to bring transparency and set accountability in the sector and help in …

Builders to timely complete projects this festive season: RERA

With festive season round the corner, RERA has come ahead with a good news of forcing builders to complete their long due projects. The builders have now been asked to complete the projects and concentrate on selling of their house stock to home owners. In the past few years, when demand was strong builders came …

Tide is turning

Home-buyers seem to have found their voice, finally. In the backdrop of recent news-flow about builders getting arrested and courts offering no sympathy while delivering verdicts, home-buyers have gained the confidence to fight back. It’s a welcome change from we have been witnessing over the years. And this will continue to gather strength as more …

RERA Fears make PE firms and Tactical Investors Tweak Real Estate contracts

Number of private equity as well as strategic investors who have invested in realty sector, mainly at project level, are renegotiating their contracts with the developer fearing litigation and fines once the new real estate regulations come into force. The fear is that under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act (RERA), they can be …

Two-third consent of buyers must for any changes in sanctioned building plan under RERA

By issuing an advertisement/notification in the newspaper (when possession has not yet been handed over), a city authority has tried to get into the shoes of the builder (by issuing a notification on the builder’s behalf) which is contrary to the law under Section 4 (4). Even if the authority wants to get such a …