• Is Investment is agriculture land safe?

Yes. It is very safe if the records are checked well and the deal is verified well. Few investigations are important to  check for example- the past history of land records which includes checking the chain of owners in the past and checking if the land is not been mortgaged or there is no dispute of any form on land site. Its in case of every property investments the deal  should be verified and  one should check all these details before purchase of the property.

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• Is investment in agriculture land a good investment ? What can be the expected returns  on these investments ?

Investment in agriculture land can only give good returns if the land is under master plan and development activity is expected to start in a span of time. The rate of return totally depends on the projects that are proposed in the master plan, there are many other factor that define the rate of returns on the investment like Location of the land ,Type of land investment ( land is expected to acquire  or is  Abadi land and will be saved and from acquisition under the master plan.

 

• What  are the circle rates of the lands under master plan ?

All land investment have different circle rates and the stamp duty has to be paid on a portion of circle rates of the land.  Generally the land market rates are below the circle rates in the area.

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• What is the reason people are duped in  land deals ?

When purchase price is the only concern of the buyer and less attention is paid to buy a clean deal.     Many such investors end up searching deals much below the market rates and end up buying a disputed deal. Property sold much lower than the market rates have a proper reason for lower cost, proper verification of all important facts is required in finding all details.

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• What is the transfer process for the land deals ?

The property can be purchase by paiying the required stamp duty and getting the mutation done in the land records.

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• Agriculture land is under Under which admistrative division ?

A tehsil is an administrative division   responsible  for preparation and maintenance of tehsil Revenue Record and Revenue Accounts.

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• Are there grade wise quality of land and is there a risk buying the land before proper verification?

There are various grades of land and it is very important to check it in the records. There are land grades which cannot be transferred because of many legal boundation.One should check and then go for the purchase decision for any deal.

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• Where should one buy land if one wants to save it from acquisition ?

One should buy land near village abadi area or buy  land which is non – agriculture land use. Agriculture l farm land will surely get acquired under the master plan.

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• Is it profitable to buy land that will gradually get acquired ?

Generally the market rates of land in much below the acquisition rate, so many investors buy agriculture land at cheaper rates to get profits at the time of compensation. All such compensation amount is nontaxable as a result it attracts the attention of investors.

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• Can a  agriculture land  be used for setting up a petrol pump or any other business?

Agriculture land cannot be used for setting up a petrol pump or any other business, only non- agriculture land can be used for setting up any business as agriculture land can get acquired under master plan.

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• Is investment in agriculture land more profitable than buying Development authority plots ?

Yes return on investment can much more if the investments are made in agriculture land. Many land locations can be purchased before the development plans are implemented by the Authority,  purchase become difficult after the development plan has been implemented because of high appreciation in land cost. It becomes financially unviable to invest on those rates. So there is a big opportunity to is invest in the area before the master plan is actually implemented.

Authority acquisition rates are much higher than the market rates. Authority sells at much higher rates. So buying  agriculture or non- agriculture land under master plans give higher rate of returns in comparison to developed plots sold by the Development Authority.

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• Can the Location of the the land be verified?

Location of the land can be verified from the Village maps at the Tehsil.