Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) chose a unique way of celebrating Ambedkar Jayanti this year. Thane is one city which is taking the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan very seriously. After running a successful movement to make the city defecation-free, the civic body has now introduced a cleanliness competition for housing societies and slums where the winners will […]
Property News Archive
April 17, 2016 10:00 am
Mining magnate puts London house on sale
Pramod Agarwal, an industrialist of Indian origin has put his luxurious house located in Central London on the block. Agarwal, The founder of the international Zamin mining group who had acquired the massive property overlooking the city’s famous Regent’s Park in October 2013 for 37.5 million pounds, is compelled to sell it off as a […]
April 16, 2016 10:00 am
Alia Bhatt wants to buy homes in London & Dubai
At just 23, Alia Bhatt already owns a property in Mumbai. She will soon leave her parents’ house and move into her own abode as she feels everyone needs their space. “My dreams are very big! I want to buy a house for my mother in London as she loves that city,” Alia says. […]
April 15, 2016 6:00 pm
Altico Capital to pump in 990 cr in commercial realty this year
besides the $400 million to be deployed in mid-income and affordable housing segments, Altico Capital is also looking to pump in $150 million (Rs 990 crore) in commercial office properties and infrastructure sector over 12 – 18 months. Altico plans to raise Rs 2,000 crore through a mix of instruments and funding sources that […]
April 15, 2016 10:30 am
Live and kicking – Dubai Property Show 2016
Dubai International Property Show, which is being supported by Dubai Land Department (DLD), has kicked off with a bang on April 11, 2016 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. “A number of new concepts have been introduced this year along with attractive rates on certain properties as exclusive deals at the event,” said […]
April 14, 2016 10:00 am
Piramal to launch realty equity fund worth $250 million
According to a report, the financial services arm of Piramal Enterprises, Piramal Fund Management has entered into a partnership with a pension fund to undertake equity investments in residential projects by means of PE worth $250 million. The report however did not mention the name of the partner in the deal. In 2014, Piramal Enterprises […]
April 13, 2016 10:00 am
Do you really own your land as per law?
Did you know that paperwork like tax receipts is not enough to prove you are the owner of a property? Yes, you’d be surprised to know that a transaction entered into between a buyer and seller of land is simply recorded at the registration and stamps duty office. However, it is only a record, […]
April 12, 2016 10:30 am
Now, Taxman wants a break-up of your net worth
The new set of Income Tax Returns (ITR) forms which were unveiled on 31st March 2016 by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) will include a new schedule — schedule AL to all ITR forms (including ITR 1). In this, if you earn more than Rs 50 lakh a year, the I-T Department wants […]
April 8, 2016 11:00 am
‘Baby’ Taapsee Pannu buys a 4BHK in Mumbai
After spending three years in Bollywood and featuring in films like ‘baby’ and ‘Chashme Baddoor’, actress Taapsee Pannu has bought a four bedroom apartment in the plush Andheri area of Mumbai. Taapsee entered the showbiz with Telugu films like ‘Aadukalam’ and ‘Vastadu Naa Raju’. “I first wanted to wait for Bollywood’s response in terms of […]
April 7, 2016 10:00 am
SBI announces cheaper home loans
After the Reserve Bank of India prescribed new system to improve transmission of monetary policy that is Instead of one benchmark rate, banks would indicate at least five benchmark rates varying according to tenures called Marginal Cost of funds based Lending Rates (MCLR), home loans from the country’s largest lender, State Bank of India are […]