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Every word they use on you, explained.

Buying a flat means signing things written in a language nobody taught you. Here are the 118 terms that show up in a Hyderabad flat purchase — on the RERA portal, in the cost sheet, on the Encumbrance Certificate, in the agreement of sale — each explained for a person, not a lawyer, with what it means for your money.

Written for first-time buyersTelangana-specific where it mattersLinks to where each term appears in your report
Who's who

The parties in a flat purchase — and why the exact legal entity matters more than the brand on the hoarding.

RERA

The regulator, the filings, and the words on the TG-RERA portal that nobody explains.

Land, title & the registry

Survey numbers, deeds, the Encumbrance Certificate — the paper trail underneath the tower.

Approvals, lakes & the plan

HMDA, GHMC, the sanctioned plan, occupancy certificate, and the buffer-zone rules that demolish.

Mortgages, banks & lenders

How a builder's loan sits on your flat, and the one piece of paper that lifts it off.

Courts, complaints & insolvency

Where a builder in trouble shows up first — and how to tell a real case from a namesake.

The deal & the documents you'll sign

Cost sheets, areas, charges, the agreement of sale, possession — the terms that decide what you actually pay and when you actually move in.

Reading a PakkaCheck report

What our verdicts, statuses and risk points mean, and what they deliberately don't claim.

Now you can read the record

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Thirty-three checks across seven government portals, every finding citing its source, one plain-English verdict. Or start with the free five-point red-flag scan.