Stamp Duty Relief for Homebuyers in Tamil Nadu
CHENNAI: Homebuyers in Tamil Nadu purchasing first-sale apartments and villas will benefit from new regulations allowing them to use stamp duty and registration fees previously paid on construction agreements (made before December 1, 2023) as a set-off against the composite value of land and buildings during sale deed registration. According to the new directive, buyers registering composite sale deeds for first sales of apartments, villas, or similar properties can deduct the fees paid on earlier construction agreements for the identical structure. This applies to sales registered from December 1, 2023, onward, provided the construction agreements were registered before November 30,…