The title check caught an encumbrance the seller hadn't disclosed. We walked away clean — before paying a rupee.
V. SethiResale · DLF Phase 2
Legal Support
Diligence before the
token, not after.
The cheapest legal advice in Gurugram is the advice that stops you buying the wrong property. It's also the advice people skip, because it happens before the excitement — and once you've paid earnest money, your leverage is gone and every remedy is expensive.
Title, encumbrance, litigation, approvals and the occupation certificate — verified while you can still walk away for free.
Before you payNot after the token
IndependentNot the builder's lawyer
With advocatesQualified, empanelled
Why It Matters
The builder's agreement is
drafted by the builder's lawyers.
Every clause in a builder-buyer agreement was written to protect the developer, in the developer's interest. The possession date, the penalty for delay, the carpet-versus-super-area definition, the exit terms — all of it is negotiable, and none of it is explained to you.
Having someone read the agreement line by line, on your side, before you sign, is not a premium service. It's the baseline — and it's the step buyers most often skip.
The same is true of title. A clean chain of ownership, no encumbrance, no live litigation — confirmed independently, not taken on the seller's word. It's unglamorous work, and it's exactly where the risk lives.
TitleChain confirmed independently
AgreementRead on your side
TimingBefore the token
What We Verify
The checks that happen
before you commit
01
Title Verification
Ownership history, chain of title, prior sale deeds, co-ownership and development rights — confirmed against the record, not the seller's claim.
02
Encumbrance & Liens
Whether the property is mortgaged, charged or pledged — and whether anything is owed that would follow the asset to you.
03
Litigation Search
Any live or historic dispute attached to the property or its owners, before it becomes your problem.
04
Approvals & OC
Sanctioned plans, completion and occupation certificates, land-use and society approvals — the difference between a legal home and an unauthorised one.
05
RERA Verification
Registration status, promoter details, declared timelines and disclosures for applicable projects — checked at source.
06
Agreement Review
Builder-buyer agreement, sale deed, lease, JDA or MoU — every clause read and explained before you sign it.
Full Scope
From first search
to updated revenue record.
Legal support doesn't end at registration. Ownership has to be recorded, mutated and kept clean — and if a dispute ever arises, coordinated properly.
Title investigation
Chain of ownership
Encumbrance certificate
Litigation & lien search
Approvals & OC review
RERA verification
Agreement drafting & vetting
Stamp-duty computation
Registration coordination
Mutation of records
Property-tax status
Dispute coordination
The token is the point of no cheap return. We work before it.
Registration isn't the finish line.
Mutation updates the government's revenue records to your name. It doesn't replace the sale deed, but skipping it complicates every future transaction — so we see it through.
How It Works
Verify, review,
register, record
Four stages, sequenced so the risky checks happen while you still have the option to walk away.
01
Title & Diligence
Before any money moves: chain of title, encumbrance, litigation and approvals. If something's wrong here, this is where you find out — while it costs you nothing to walk.
Title searchEncumbranceLitigationApprovals & OC
02
Agreement Review
The advocate vets and, where needed, redrafts the agreement. You get the clauses explained in plain terms, with the risks flagged, before signing.
Clause reviewRisk flagsRedraftingPlain-language brief
03
Registration
Stamp duty computed, documents prepared, the sub-registrar appointment coordinated, witnesses arranged and the deed registered.
Stamp dutyDocument prepSub-registrarDeed registration
04
Mutation & Records
Ownership updated in municipal and revenue records, property-tax status confirmed, and originals collected — so the file is clean for whatever comes next.
MutationRevenue recordsProperty taxRecord collection
Who We Protect
Anyone about to
sign or pay
Every transaction we handle gets this as standard. It's also available on its own — an independent check on a deal you're doing elsewhere.
Home Buyers
Before the builder-buyer agreement is signed.
Resale Buyers
Title and encumbrance on a second-hand property.
Landowners
Clean chain of title on land and plots.
NRIs
Independent verification from a distance.FAQs
Frequently asked questions
Something not covered here? A legal coordinator responds directly — usually the same day.
Ask us01Does GREC give legal advice directly?
We coordinate the legal process — scoping the diligence, organising documents and briefing the lawyer — and the legal opinions themselves come from qualified, empanelled advocates. You get one point of contact who understands the whole deal, plus a practising lawyer whose opinion carries professional weight.
02Why does title verification matter so much?
Because a defect in title — a break in the ownership chain, an undisclosed co-owner, a live encumbrance — can surface years later and put your ownership itself in question. Confirming it before you pay is far cheaper than contesting it afterward.
03Is due diligence really needed on every property?
Yes — residential, resale, commercial or land. New launches carry approval and RERA risk; resale carries title and encumbrance risk; land carries the most of all. Different risks, same principle: check before you commit.
04Can you review only the agreement, without the rest?
Yes. An independent agreement review or a standalone title check is available even if you're transacting entirely elsewhere — sometimes that single read is what saves the deal.
05What exactly is mutation, and do I need it?
Mutation updates municipal and revenue records to show you as the owner after registration. It doesn't replace the sale deed, but skipping it complicates property-tax, utilities and any future sale — so we see it through to completion.
06What if the property is already in a dispute?
Where a matter needs litigation, we coordinate you with experienced advocates and stay involved on the documentation and transaction side. The court work is theirs; keeping it organised and moving is ours.
Testimonials
What clients say
They read the builder-buyer agreement clause by clause and renegotiated the penalty terms. I'd have signed it blind.
A. SuriNew Launch · DLF Phase 3
Fourteen documents verified before I paid the token. That discipline is the whole point.
H. SinghBuilder Floor · Sushant Lok
A litigation search turned up a case the owner never mentioned. They saved me from a five-year headache.
R. NairLand · Sohna
Coordinated my registration and mutation end to end while I was overseas. The file came back complete.
F. MerchantNRI · Golf Course Road
They flagged a missing occupation certificate the developer had glossed over. That one document changes everything.
M. IyerPrimary · Dwarka Expressway
Schedule a Legal Consultation
Check it before
you commit.
Send us the property and where you are in the process. We'll scope the diligence, brief the advocate, and give you a clear read before any money changes hands — including the option to walk away.
Advising beyond transactions.