Residential Township in Kanpur Road Lucknow

Why is RERA important

February 19, 2021 0 residential Residential Properties

In India, owning a home is a dream most people savour through their life. There is only a small percentage of people who get to own their home. Most of us save our lifetime income for buying a home of our dreams. But before buying property lots of questions arise in buyer’s mind. Are we investing in the right location? Will the builder deliver what is promised? Is this builder an honest builder? What clauses should be there in a house buying agreement? To solve this problem the government has introduced RERA for home buyers. Let’s understand in detail as to what is RERA and what does it entail.

Before this regulatory act, some unscrupulous builders and developers of India had their own rules and regulations. The buyers were given almost no choice by such developers. While the buyer was paying for the property and this would be the biggest asset most of them ever invested in their lifetime, a lot of builders avoided sharing the important details with the customer. That is why Real Estate Regulatory Act (RERA) was introduced, to protect buyers’ rights on one side and builders’ payments on the other.

What is RERA

The Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) is an act introduced by the Indian government in 2016. The main objective of this Act is to protect property buyers’ right and help them reach out to a regulatory body in case of any issue with the builder. The act also ensures that property buyers understand their responsibilities of payments and they protect a developer’s rights to ensure there are minimal disputes.

RERA has put forward clear guidelines regarding constructing and developing the real estate. This has brought a lot of transparency between buyers and developers and established a way forward in case of a dispute. As there are uniform rules created, it becomes easy for a buyer to compare different projects and understand detailed cost structure without the bomb of hidden charges exploding on him later on.

Importance of RERA

Indian real estate needed a regulation like RERA to add confidence in India’s Real estate sector. RE is a leading part of the economy and contributes to almost 15% of GDP. The act ever since initiated, has resulted in several changes in construction sector by bringing in transparency at every step and forcing all parties to fulfil their duties.

The act has brought clarity between property buyers and property developers thereby building the necessary trust between sellers and buyers. It has established state authorities in every state and has tried to do away with anomalies or malpractices in the sector.

Now RERA is helping home buyers in timely delivery of their real estate project. That is a great relief for homebuyers across India. It also is a great news for developers like Paarth Infrabuild, who have always kept the interests of customers at the center.

RERA has become a rule playbook for both seller and buyer of real estate that include the intermediaries also. The few provisions of act have made the following beneficial changes to RE selling:

  1. Uniform size definition

There is no denying the importance of the size of a unit when buying a property. Before RERA, every builder had his own way of defining unit size and was difficult for a buyer to understand the implication of various components shown for a unit size. However, with RERA, a standardised way of defining unit size has been propounded making the process transparent and trustworthy.

2. Penal interest rates

In RERA regime, in case of default in payment by the buyer or default in completion of the project by the builder, the rate of interest to be paid shall be the same for both parties.

Earlier it was very different. In case the builder used to delay the possession of property – the interest paid by builder to the home buyer was less whereas in case the buyer defaulted – the interest to be paid by the buyer to builder was much higher.

The RERA Act has now clearly specified that the interest rate shall be the same for both the parties, making the process fair.

3. Fiscal discipline for builder

A developer usually has several projects which are being constructed simultaneously. Earlier there was no restriction on builder to use funds from a project in the same project. All that has undergone a change now. This would now not be possible as after the introduction of RERA, the builder is liable to deposit 70% of the revenue collected for a particular project in an escrow account. He can withdraw from such account only on the basis of completion of project, which shall be certified by a civil engineer, architect and a chartered accountant in practice.

As the funds can now not be diverted to other projects and used for other purposes – this will ensure that the funds are used for the purpose only for which they are raised.

Pre-RERA, there have been certain cases wherein some rogue builders raised the funds from home buyers for constructing their homes but used the funds for buying land for the next project leaving this project in limbo. They later became starved of funds and were not able to complete the construction of the property.

As the funds can only be used for the purpose for which they have been raised – this will ensure that the funds are not diverted elsewhere and that the money is used for the purpose for which it is raised, thereby ensuring timely completion of the property.

4. Right to information

This has been another big change in RE sector. Retail customer often was not provided all the information and he had no way to force the builder to share the requisite information. However, RERA has clearly stated various information which should be provided in writing to buyer in the agreement as well as in the advertisement.

5. Grievance redressal

Grievance redressal was another area where buyer used to run from pillar to post to get himself heard without a positive outcome. Now RERA has ensured the establishment of an authority for grievance redressal in every state making life easier for a customer.

The biggest advantage of RERA lies in discipling a few errant builders and thereby making a level playing field for all developers. Institutional developers like Paarth Infrabuild, who has all its projects approved by RERA, and who have always been transparent to customers are major beneficiary of this act along with the end customer.

Perks of Township Living

January 11, 2021 0 Lucknow residential Residential Properties

A township is like a mini town inside a large town and provides plentiful amenities to give its residents a style and a living, that is so different from living in a chaotic city of today. A thoughtful mixture of business and retail areas, housing and open green areas is, what ticks well with those selecting to live in here. Townships have gained remarkably in style across the country thanks to numerous advantages it offers. Let’s have a glance:

Perks of Township Living

1. Unmatched Security

Equipped with advanced automation and management systems to make sure safety, townships are being talked-about as the most secure residential zones. The availability of CCTV and 24/7 observation with guarded posts make these residential properties absolutely safe for inhabitants.

Security could be a key concern for families, particularly working couples. The 3-tier security which ensures a secure perimeter as well as an eye in every corner of township with the help of technology, is very reassuring for families with kids and elders.

2. Best in class amenities

Apart from providing snug living areas, townships provide a varied best-in-class amenities and comforts. Be it a shopping area, a mini-theatre, party area or a sports space, townships provide various comforts within one common campus.

Most townships given their sheer size are delicately positioned off from town that directly implies – no traffic, no pollution and no urban chaos, shaping it as a dream-come-true for its residents. Townships facilitate and encourage ‘Living together happily’. The shared amenities not only ensure the best experience but also allow residents to come together to enjoy these and thereby forming common interest groups, which could also help in better upbringing of kids.

Various clubs that encourage sports and fitness activities like court games, football, basketball, cricket, running, cycling, etc. Hobbies and crafts like artistic production, painting, and sketching, etc. can be pursued inside the townships without worrying for eternal interventions and provide a plethora of choices to the residents to bond with one another.  Celebration of festivals, spiritual ceremonies, etc. take a distinct colour altogether, thanks to the unique ambience a township provides.

The critical facilities within the townships like health clinic and school ensure that a safe bubble is created for its residents to enjoy life without a worry.

Open areas, parks, curated gardens, paved roads and other such infrastructure which is well designed and modern, offers peaceful daily life.  Walk-to-Work opportunities help improve work and life balance.

3. A city you co-create

Townships offer a great opportunity to its residents to take an active part in its management. It ensures that you could create a community which is more homogeneous and therefore, offers benefits beyond physical comforts. It is a socio-economic zone that brings unparalleled freedom to create new relationships and allows you to follow your passion. A township offers residential dwellings for people from different socio-economic backgrounds. However, the simple fact that all of them have chosen it away from the chaos of the city brings that binding thread – the hope of building a better future.

Townships have, therefore, been center of excellence in learning and sport activities and outsiders have always watched it with a desire. By bringing in a large aspirational population together, it replicates a large city without the hassles of living with archaic infrastructure, that is troublesome.

4. Eco-friendly Living

Townships are generally planned with eco-friendly and pro-people options like ground-water harvesting, proper sewage disposal, large greens etc. These ensure that one lives with lesser guilt of consuming the natural resources and in fact, in some cases giving more than what one is using. Some of the new townships also have solar power panels for common area lighting etc and wi-fi enabled smart infrastructure. Such infrastructure is future ready and offers long term health and economic benefits.

There is absolutely no doubt that each one of us want our children to grow up as responsible global citizens. Townships can be looked at as the crucible for their experimentation. How? Simply because it offers a possibility to work on one’s ideas at any age with fellow residents, with whom one doesn’t have a direct relation but a common wire of residentship. It is like a college alumni network, with a much wider landscape and variety.

The children growing up in such green and happy surroundings grow up as better citizens with love for ecology. That is the first step for them to learn these lessons early in life in these settings.

5. A high life

Townships make it possible for mid-income families to live in peace with beautiful surroundings, once they could only dream earlier. This is one major difference which townships offer, compared to stand-alone residential projects. The life inside a township is not very different from the one offered in developed societies and which has remained like a dream for a common Indian. With large group of similarly aligned people, it is possible to live that dream for most of the people.

Another important aspect of life in a township is the opportunity to rub shoulders with the best in society in familiar surroundings. Townships offer residential facilities to people from different strata of society and have some of the common features. Some of the townships also offer some very special facilities. For example, Paarth Republic by Paarth Infrabuild in Lucknow offers an international cricket stadium. Now such a facility is not possible to have for a commoner in Lucknow, but just because one is a resident of the township, it comes without any extra cost.

Also, a large population with affinity to good lifestyle in one place offers a great market place to brands and they provide the best products and offers to such communities. It is not very difficult to see special privileges being offered to residents of such townships due to an attractive and homogeneous market available to brands.

The advent of townships emerged from attraction of suburban living, which embellished with amenities and security offers comfort and lifestyle, which till a few years back, was a dream for most Indians. No wonder then that these are the hottest selling dwelling units in most of the cities.

Paarth republic with an excellent location bang on Lucknow-kanpur highway and lose to airport, is rightly considered by many as an “Island of opportunity”.

5 Reasons why a Township is Best Place to Live

May 18, 2020 0 Residential Properties

The concept of residential Townships in lucknow is quite old. Initially these were build to support life near newly developing industrial townships. There were townships developed by large Public sector companies like Steel authority and Indian oil. People who lived outside these townships always envied with the peaceful and comfortable life residents of these townships always enjoyed. The concept was taken to a new height by smart private developers to create hassle free townships with unparalleled facilities. Let us look at the 5 reasons that make these townships very compelling to buy a home:

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  1. Safety and security – The safety and security provided in a township is multi layered. There is one level which secures the periphery of the township and then the other levels which create safe spaces by restricting outsiders. Also a lot of technology is used to manage this security network, which avoids the error a human led system can result into. The emergency plans also work better due to better coordination between different operating agencies within the township.

  2. Quality of life -These townships are made with a clear focus on creating housing. There will be commercial sales, sometimes offering employment opportunities to residents within the periphery itself. With this, any dirty industry is clearly not allowed. This results in a better environmental indexes and therefore support a healthier life. A well regulated traffic management system also ensures safe playing areas for kids and peaceful areas for elders in the township.

  3. Lifestyle amenities – A large township can support a much better level of lifestyle amenities than what a stand alone housing project can. The play areas can sometimes be created to the international size and standard. The club houses are made to accommodate much bigger functions and social gatherings. As business opportunities are big, large brands come in to support the developer’s efforts in creating the infrastructure to support latest products and technologies. All the residential townships have markets inside, that can afford to provide shops to meet requirements of daily life. These also become great social spaces devoid of encroachment by undesirable elements. One can’t imagine this in any other place.

  4. Cleanliness and hygiene -As the various facilities are laid using the latest inventions, they provide a much cleaner and healthier surroundings. Also, the facilities are managed by residents themselves through a representative body and therefore have better control on the kind of facilities created. Who, in India, has not expected this to be a reality in residential areas without being able to exert any influence.

  5. Like minded community – As social animal, we have always liked to connect and live in harmony with our neighbors. However, due to mixed living areas in the cities, most of the times it has not been possible. However, with intelligent town planning, the developers of these townships have been able to achieve a high level of social cohesion within the micro communities of a township. These like minded communities also help develop children in a fulfilling environment.

These reason certainly make a residential township to be a better choice over standalone housing societies in the cities.