April 2022 and 2021 were preceded by record-breaking March months. As March 2021 marked the end of a 3% stamp duty exemption, sales increased. However, the month of March 2022 showed an increase in sales as it was the final month prior to the implementation of an additional 1 percent metro cess.

Buying a house demands a lot of thorough deliberation along with sorting out of finances and paperwork. Amidst sorting through all of these steps, a lot of homebuyers fail to take cognizance of stamp duty and registration charges, which in the long run tends to derail the financial course of a homebuyer. Through this article, we will try to answer some frequently asked questions about stamp duty and registration charges.

Stamp duties which have been due on old and unregistered properties, cannot be levied by the collector as a retrospective measure, decreed the High Court.

Maharashtra government has proposed additional surcharge of 1% on stamp duty. Here's our take on it.

In India, the property registration stamp duty differs from state-to-state.