What is a Sale Deed?

A Sale Deed is executed by the Seller of the Property in favour of the buyer of the property. A Sale Deed affixes photographs of the seller and the buyer. Different states have their own prescribed rates of Stamp Duty and registration rate for Sale Deed. Some states mandate affixing a Witness photograph.

Ensure that in a Sale Deed:

  • Adequate Stamp duty has been paid.
  • Signatures of sellers and buyers are affixed.
  • It is correctly numbered.
  • It is without any conditions.
  • The Seller has agreed to the Indemnity Clause
  • Description of the Property (Schedule of Property) is in order

Mr G Shyam Sunder is a Practising Advocate in Chennai for the past 14 years. His book “Property Registration, Land Records and Building Approval Procedures followed in Various States” is in its second edition.

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