Guides, circle rates, taxes and market notes on property in South Delhi, written by the SouthDelhiFloors desk and published every day. The newest post always leads.
A straight-talking guide to property in Greater Kailash 2: real builder-floor prices, typical 4 BHK cost, rent, the E, M, S and W blocks around the M-block market, an interactive block map, and the checks that protect a buyer. From SouthDelhiFloors.
Token money in a property deal, explained for South Delhi in 2026: the 1–2% token and 10% at agreement, what the bayana receipt must say, the five ways a deal ends and what happens to the token in each, the ‘double bayana’ custom against the Contract Act, the ₹20,000 cash ceiling and TDS on the advance, and the tax on a token the seller keeps.
Cash payment for property purchase in India, explained for 2026: the ₹20,000 advance limit (Section 269SS), the ₹2 lakh receipt limit (Section 269ST), the 100% penalties, the Supreme Court’s April 2025 reporting direction, a ₹10 crore worked example of what a ₹2 crore cash component saves and risks on both sides, how it gets caught, and how a clean South Delhi deal is paid.
Which is the best floor in a builder floor? How South Delhi prices the ground floor with lawn and basement, the first and second value floors and the top floor with a 10–20% terrace premium; what each costs to live in, which floor rents best, and a verdict by buyer type from the SouthDelhiFloors desk.
A relinquishment deed in Delhi explained for 2026: the ₹100 fixed stamp duty and ₹1,100 registration between co-owners, the three conditions that keep it from being re-priced as a 5–8% gift or sale, the Delhi High Court’s 8 October 2025 Ramesh Sharma ruling, the income-tax position, a GK-1 worked example and the step-by-step registration.
Buying property in wife’s name in Delhi, priced honestly for 2026: the 5% stamp duty against 8% for a man (₹30 lakh saved on a ₹10 crore floor), the Benami Act exception that makes it legal, the clubbing rule that taxes the rent and gains back to the husband, the 30% MCD rebate — and what the deed means for ownership and succession.
MPD 2047 highlights, decoded now that the plan is law: gazette-notified on 20 August 2026, roughly 40 lakh homes through redevelopment, TOD and land pooling, the 3,000 sq m society-redevelopment unlock, what stays unchanged for South Delhi builder floors — and the farmhouse-belt surprise in the notified text.
Delhi Master Plan 2047 has been approved by the DDA and sent to the Centre — but it is not law yet. What actually changes for South Delhi builder floors, the Chattarpur–Sultanpur farmhouse belt and the Green Development Area, the Sainik Farms question, and what buyers and owners should do while MPD-2021 still governs.
Buying property in company name vs personal name, decided honestly for Delhi 2026: the company’s 6% stamp rate against the woman buyer’s 4%, the 25.17% corporate rate on rent against personal slabs, the dividend double-layer on exit, perquisite and deemed-rent traps, the share-sale route — and who should actually use a company.
Partition deed stamp duty in Delhi explained for 2026: the 2% rate on the separated share at circle value, compulsory registration, when a memorandum of family settlement needs no stamp at all, why a genuine partition triggers no capital gains — and the ₹2 crore worked example against the conveyance routes.
The Delhi Rent Control Act explained for 2026: why the 1958 law still governs only tenancies under ₹3,500 a month, the Section 14 eviction grounds and the five-year bar on purchasers, why the 1995 replacement never arrived and Delhi hasn’t adopted the Model Tenancy Act — and what it all means when buying or selling a tenanted South Delhi property.
Tax on rental income in India for FY 2026-27, worked for a South Delhi landlord: the 30% standard deduction, municipal tax and home-loan interest rules, the new-regime slabs, the tenant’s 2% TDS above ₹50,000, the NRI landlord’s ~31.2% withholding, GST on renting to companies, and a ₹1.5 lakh/month worked example.
The 2026 guide for an NRI selling property in India: TDS under Section 195 at effective 13–14.95% on the full price, the Form 13 certificate that fixes it, the Budget 2026 no-TAN change effective 1 October 2026, 12.5% capital gains without indexation, and the USD 1 million repatriation route.
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