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Property Valuation Guides

Practical, plain-English guides on property valuation for income tax, home loans, and visa applications, written by Harihar.S, Registered Valuer, Chennai.

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Income Tax & Capital Gains
Property Valuation for Capital Gains Tax: Complete Guide
When do you need a registered valuer certificate? Section 50C, Section 55, and inherited property, explained clearly with a documents checklist.
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Home Loan & Bank
Documents Required for Home Loan Property Valuation in Chennai
Complete checklist for SBI, Canara, PNB, HDFC and other banks: flats, independent houses, and plots. What the valuer inspects and how quickly you get the report.
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Visa & Immigration
Property Valuation Certificate for Visa: Canada, UK, US, Schengen
Why embassies ask for a valuation, which visas need it, what the certificate must contain, and how to get it in 2–3 days from Chennai, even if you are abroad.
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Wetlands & Valuation
Ramsar Sites in Chennai and Their Impact on Property Valuation
How the Pallikaranai marsh Ramsar designation affects property values near Velachery, Perungudi, and OMR: restrictions, flood risk, CRZ rules, and what it means for your report.
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Income Tax & Capital Gains
Income Tax Act 2025: What Changes for Property Capital Gains
The new Act takes effect 1 April 2026 and renumbers capital gains provisions. What stays the same, what changes, and what it means for your registered valuer certificate.
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Coastal & Wetland Rules
CRZ & Wetland Rules for ECR Property: Muttukadu, Injambakkam
Coastal Regulation Zone classification and backwater buffer rules directly affect buildability and value along ECR. What a registered valuer checks before certifying your report.
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Fees & Process
Property Valuation Cost in Chennai: What Determines the Fee
There's no fixed price list for a registered valuer's report. What actually drives the fee, what's included, and how to get an accurate quote.
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Building Compliance
Buying a Flat with Building Plan Deviations in Chennai
CMDA's enforcement focus is tightening in 2026. What a plan-versus-actual deviation means for your home loan, resale value, and valuation report.
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Income Tax & Capital Gains
The Biggest Mistakes People Make While Selling Ancestral Property
The same two avoidable mistakes cost families in unnecessary capital gains tax every year. What to sort out before you sign the sale deed, not after.
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Valuation Process
How a Property Valuation Is Verified in Chennai: The Complete Checklist
From title documents and Patta/FMB records to site measurements, guideline value, and PWD cost rates: the exact checklist behind every report.
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How-To Guide
How to Value a Property in Chennai: 9 Steps, Start to Report
What you provide, what the valuer checks, and what happens at each stage, from document collection to a signed report.
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