1070+ property terms explained in plain words: RERA, land records (Fard, Jamabandi, 7/12, Patta), documents, law, tax, finance and state-specific vocabulary. Each term has its legal basis, an Indian example and a tip for agents.
Reviewed 16 October 2026 · 1073 terms · 14 topics
Also called: Bayana Amount, Advance
A Hindi word for the advance paid by a buyer when agreeing to buy a property. It is normally a part of the sale price and is given with a written receipt or agreement, and may be forfeited if the buyer backs out.
Example: A buyer pays ₹5 lakh as bayana and gets a receipt stating the balance payment date.
Agent tip: Always issue a written receipt stating the property, amount, balance and last date.
Also called: Freehold Conversion Deed
A deed signed with the authority, such as the Delhi Development Authority, that converts leasehold property into freehold on payment of the stated charges. It gives the owner a stronger title and makes the sale and loan easier.
Example: Sunita pays the conversion charges for her old DDA flat in Delhi and gets a registered conversion deed. Her buyer's bank then accepts the flat as freehold.
Agent tip: A conversion letter is not enough. The deed must be registered, and the sub-registrar record should show it.
Related: Leasehold Property Freehold Property Lease Deed Delhi Development Authority (DDA)
The authority responsible for planning and development in Delhi. It builds housing and sells plots and flats, often on leasehold terms.
Example: A DDA flat is bought on resale with a conveyance deed.
Agent tip: Check whether the flat has been converted to freehold.
Related: Development Authority Leasehold Property
The Real Estate Regulatory Authority, Delhi, the regulator for the National Capital Territory.
Example: A buyer in Dwarka checks a project on the Delhi RERA portal.
Agent tip: Delhi has many leasehold and DDA properties, so check the tenure.
Related: RERA Authority Delhi Development Authority (DDA) Leasehold Property
A high-capacity road linking Dwarka in Delhi with Gurugram's NH-48 stretch, also called the Northern Peripheral Road. It improved access to the sectors along its route and is widely referred to when discussing Gurugram's western residential belt.
Example: A buyer notes that a Sector 100-plus apartment in Gurugram is a short drive from the Dwarka Expressway and asks how the access road is planned.
Agent tip: Always check the site's actual road access and the sector's licence status; being close to an expressway on a map does not guarantee a usable entry road.
Related: Gurugram Expressway HRERA Micro-market
Also called: Evacuee Land, Displaced Persons Property
Property in India left behind by people who migrated to Pakistan around Partition and then managed by the Custodian under special laws. Some of it was allotted to displaced persons, and title issues can still be seen in old cases.
Example: A shop in an old Amritsar market is described as allotted evacuee property. The buyer asks for the allotment and the sale-certificate trail.
Agent tip: For old city properties in the north, check how the first allottee obtained title. Missing sale certificates cause trouble in resale.
Related: Title Link Documents Marketable Title Revenue Record
Also called: Qabza
The Hindi and Urdu word for possession or control of property. In deals it means who is physically holding the property. Sellers should deliver clear kabza, and buyers should ask who occupies it.
Example: A buyer pays an advance but finds the plot is occupied by a relative of the seller who refuses to leave.
Agent tip: Visit the property and ask who holds kabza before paying large sums. Mention it in the agreement.
Also called: Kothi House
A north Indian word for a large independent house, often with a garden and boundary wall, standing on its own plot. In Punjab and Haryana, it usually refers to a house on a sizeable residential plot.
Example: A family sells their old kothi in Chandigarh's Sector 8 to a builder who plans to construct builder floors on the plot.
Agent tip: When a client asks for a kothi, confirm plot size, floors permitted and whether it is freehold.
Related: Independent House Bungalow Builder Floor
The boundary of the old inhabited area (abadi) of a village in Punjab, Haryana and Delhi. Land inside it was exempt from some building and colony rules, but this exemption has been narrowed in many places.
Example: A seller offers a house in a village's Lal Dora area without an approved plan. The buyer must check the local authority's rules.
Agent tip: Lal Dora land often lacks sanctioned plans and formal titles. Verify before you quote a price.
Related: Abadi Deh Approved Layout Sanctioned Plan
The region around Delhi, covering parts of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, planned by the National Capital Region Planning Board. It includes Gurugram, Noida, Ghaziabad and Faridabad.
Example: A buyer compares flats in Noida (UP) and Gurugram (Haryana), which have different RERA authorities.
Agent tip: Each NCR state has its own rules. Always state which one applies.
Also called: Pradhan Mantri Unauthorised Colonies in Delhi Awas Adhikar Yojana
A central scheme for residents of unauthorised colonies in Delhi to receive ownership or transfer rights over their properties, with registration, so that they can get legal title and sell or mortgage them.
Example: A resident of an unauthorised colony in west Delhi used the scheme to register her house in her name.
Agent tip: Even after regularising title, check whether the building plan itself is approved, as that is a separate matter.
Also called: Registree
Everyday north Indian word for registering a sale deed at the sub-registrar office. People say "registry ho gayi" to mean ownership has been transferred and registered. It is also used for the registered deed itself.
Example: A buyer in Zirakpur says the registry is fixed for Friday at the sub-registrar office.
Agent tip: Explain that registry is different from mutation. Buyers must also get the land records updated.
Related: Registration (Property) Sale Deed Mutation Sub-Registrar
Also called: UAV System, Unit Area Method
A way to calculate property tax by multiplying the area of the property by a rate per unit area. The rate depends on location, use, age, structure and floor, with multipliers applied. Delhi's municipal corporation and Bengaluru use versions of it.
Example: A shopkeeper in Delhi calculates property tax from the covered area, the colony category, the type of use and the age of the building.
Agent tip: Always check the category of the colony and the use factor. A wrong entry can raise the bill.
Related: Property Tax Annual Rental Value (ARV) Method Capital Value System
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