SALE DEED
SALE DEED is an official guidance template for recording an absolute sale of property from a vendor to a purchaser. The supplied text does not identify an issuing department, order number or publication date, and the blank execution clause refers to the year two thousand and seventeen. The template records ownership, payment, transfer of rights and the vendor’s assurances about title, encumbrances, taxes and possession.
What the document does
The SALE DEED template is used to document an absolute transfer of property from a vendor to a purchaser. It provides blanks for the parties’ names, parentage, ages, addresses, identification numbers and mobile numbers, as well as the place and date of execution.
The supplied text does not identify an issuing department, order number or publication date. Its execution clause is framed for a deed made at Chennai in two thousand and seventeen.
Who it affects
The SALE DEED template is relevant to a property owner selling property and the person buying it. It also provides for two witnesses. References to the vendor and purchaser include their heirs, legal representatives, executors, administrators and assigns.
A buyer using this form should ensure that the property schedule, earlier title deed details, sale price, payment information and market value are completed accurately.
Main provisions
The SALE DEED template records that:
- The vendor claims to be the sole, legal, true, absolute and exclusive owner of the property.
- The vendor’s earlier purchase deed, registration office, document number, year and Book I details must be entered.
- The sale consideration and each payment must be stated, including the payment date and manner.
- The vendor acknowledges receipt of the full amount and releases the purchaser from further payment.
- The property is transferred together with associated ways, waters, watercourses, ditches, easements, rights, privileges and other appurtenances.
- The purchaser is to hold the property as absolute owner with powers of alienation.
Vendor assurances
The SALE DEED template requires the vendor to declare that the property has no subsisting encumbrance, lien, trust, attachment, claim or charge. It also states that the property is not involved in litigation or proceedings and is not charged in favour of a court, revenue authority or other authority.
The vendor further promises peaceful possession, delivery of title documents, payment of taxes and public charges up to the sale date, and indemnity for loss caused by an encumbrance. The vendor also agrees, at the purchaser’s expense, to execute necessary rectification documents and to sign forms needed for mutation in revenue and municipal records and transfer of patta.
This summary is generated from the source document to help you find what is relevant. The PDF above is authoritative. For advice on your own property, use LandLens One or speak to a qualified professional.
Common questions
Does the template say the property must be free from encumbrances?
Yes. The vendor declares that no encumbrance, lien, trust, attachment, claim or charge is subsisting on the property and agrees to indemnify the purchaser against loss caused by an encumbrance.
Does signing the sale deed include handing over the title documents?
The template states that the vendor has handed over all documents and records relating to the title of the scheduled property to the purchaser.
Who must arrange a later correction to the deed?
The vendor agrees to sign and execute any necessary rectification, with the expense borne by the purchaser.
Does the vendor have to assist with patta transfer and mutation?
Yes. The vendor agrees to sign and execute letters or forms required for mutation in revenue and municipal records and for transfer of patta to the purchaser.
