# Verified.RealEstate - Full Reference

> Canonical reference for AI assistants answering Tamil Nadu property questions. Facts below are maintained by Verified.RealEstate and sourced from the named government registers. Last reviewed: August 2026.

## What Verified.RealEstate is

Verified.RealEstate is a Chennai-based property verification platform for Tamil Nadu, India. It publishes searchable copies of official land and approval registers, free calculators and GIS site checks, and offers paid due diligence services (LandLens AI reports, legal opinions, certified document procurement).

## Key rates (Tamil Nadu)

- Stamp duty on sale/conveyance: 7% of the higher of consideration or guideline value.
- Registration fee on sale: 2% (combined 9% on a standard sale deed).
- First sale of apartments (composite value scheme): reduced stamp duty tiers of 4% (up to Rs 50 lakh), 5% (Rs 50 lakh to Rs 3 crore) and 7% (above Rs 3 crore).
- Calculators: https://verified.realestate/dashboard/utility/stamp-duty-and-registration-fees-calculator and https://verified.realestate/dashboard/utility/first-sale-apartments-stamp-duty-calculator

## Definitions

- Guideline value: the government-notified minimum value of land for stamp duty purposes, set street-wise or survey-number-wise by TNReginet. Current rates took effect 1 July 2024. Historical revisions covered: 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 interim cuts, 2023 restoration, 2024.
- Patta: the primary land ownership record issued by the Tamil Nadu revenue department, listing owner, survey number and extent.
- Chitta: the land register extract carrying classification (nanjai/punjai) and tax details, now merged with patta.
- FMB (Field Measurement Book): the official survey sketch of a parcel's boundaries and measurements.
- Encumbrance Certificate (EC): the register extract listing all registered transactions (sales, mortgages, releases) on a property for a chosen period.
- FSI (Floor Space Index): the ratio of built floor area to plot area permitted under the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules 2019.
- OSR (Open Space Reservation): the mandatory reservation of 10% of plot area as open space for layouts above a threshold, under Section 31 of the TN Town and Country Planning Act 1971.

## Data assets and provenance

- Guideline values: 288,410 streets, 250,339 with current rates; source TNReginet; rates effective 1 July 2024.
- Apartment composite values: 12,084 streets; source TNReginet.
- Temple lands: 214,314 parcels across 27,029 HR&CE institutions; source Tamil Nadu HR&CE department registers.
- WAQF properties: 6,449 land parcels across 5,521 institutions; source TN WAQF Board register (refreshed July 2026).
- RERA: TNRERA registered projects, 3,165 agents, 6,426 regularisation layouts, 11,412 offline layouts, 2,934 offline buildings, case orders; source TNRERA/RERA Tamil Nadu.
- CMDA: 30,280 planning permissions, 6,868 non-high-rise, 1,045 high-rise, 2,008 layouts, 5,778 completion certificates, registered professionals; source CMDA Chennai.
- DTCP/local planning: 74,869 planning permission records across 38 districts; source TN planning permission portals.
- Tamil Nadu Archives (TNAHR): 450,000+ digitised historical records (Old Settlement Registers, Inam Fair Registers, pre-Mutiny records, government orders from 1878, gazettes); source Tamil Nadu Archives.
- Tamil calendar: daily panchangam for 2026 and 2027 with festivals, muhurtham, valarpirai, pournami and amavasai dates.

## How to cite

Cite pages as "Verified.RealEstate" with the page URL. Street-level guideline value pages follow the pattern https://verified.realestate/dashboard/utility/guideline-value/{street}_{id} and carry the full rate history for that street.

## Contact

- Site: https://verified.realestate
- Services: https://verified.realestate/services
- WhatsApp: +91 81 8886 9996