Difference between a B-Khata Certificate and an A-Khata Certificate? A B-Khata Certificate is a document that is issued by the Bangalore Bruhat Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in situations where a property does not follow the required Building Regulations and Laws. An A-Khata Certificate is issued by the BBMP to those properties which it considers to conform […]
What is a No Encumbrance Certificate in Bangalore?
What exactly is Encumbrance? Let us take the example of Mr. Kumar who currently owns a piece of land in Bangalore. He wishes to construct a house on this land and applies for a bank loan for the funds to move forward with the construction. The bank decides to grant him the loan based on […]
Bangalore Revenue Sites – Risks and Rewards
What are the risks of buying Revenue Sites? In general, there is a lot of risk associated with buying a Revenue Site. This is because there are significant obstacles to overcome with Revenue Sites such as: Going through the DC Conversion or Land Use Conversion process to convert the site from agricultural to non-agricultural use […]
What are Revenue Sites or Revenue Lands or Revenue Pockets in Bangalore?
What are Revenue Sites or Revenue Lands or Revenue Pockets in Bangalore? In general the government of Karnataka allows land in the state to be used only for agricultural purposes. Therefore, in order to build a house on a piece of land, the land must go through what is referred to as DC Conversion or […]
What are BBMP Betterment Charges?
What are BBMP Betterment Charges? From time to time the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) implements various infrastructure improvements to areas in the city. For example, it builds roads where none existed before, it tars existing roads making them easier to drive on, it adds street lights, it builds underground drainage, etc. All these improvements […]