propertylegal

A BLOG BY GAURAV RAJ BHAGAT ADVOCATE HIGH COURT M.P LEGAL DOCUMENTS YOU NEED TO CHECK BEFORE BUYING A PROPERTY Title Deed: It should be kept in mind that nobody is allowed to sell property other than the rightful owner himself or herself. Therefore, before anything else, do check out the title deed and make sure that you are buying from the rightful owner. The title search of a property can take place at a Sub-Registrar’s office and the buyer is entitled to receive all the prior title documents of the property. The title should be free of any disputes over the ownership of the property.  Encumbrance Certificate: It is also important to know if the property is free from encumbrances i.e. legalities. An Encumbrance Certificate allows the buyer to know the same. Like the title deed, the encumbrance certificate too can be searched in the  Sub-Registrar’s office. An encumbrance certificate or an EC would have a record of all the transactions done during a stipulated perio...