Buying property in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu: stamp duty, registration and land records

Stamp duty and registration in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

Stamp duty is a state tax on the sale deed; the registration fee is a separate charge paid to the sub-registrar when the deed is registered.

Source: Registration Department, UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. Last checked 23 September 2026.

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Official property value

Every state publishes an official value for property (often called the circle rate or guidance value), and stamp duty is charged on the higher of the agreed price and that value. We have not recorded what Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu calls it; Registration Department, UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu publishes the current figures.

Land records

Land records in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu are kept by the state revenue department. Ask the department or the tehsil office for the record of rights for the survey number, and read it alongside the chain of sale deeds and an encumbrance certificate; an online record shows the revenue entry and possession, not ownership.

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RERA

Projects above the RERA threshold must be registered with the state’s real estate regulatory authority, and the number is printed on every advertisement. We have not recorded Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu’s authority here; ask the builder for the number and look it up on the authority’s own site.

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Land units used

We have not recorded which land units are common in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. Use square feet or square metres from the revenue record when comparing plots.

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Buying and registering in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, step by step

1. 1Agree the price and sign an agreement to sellThe agreement records the price, the payment schedule, the date by which the sale deed will be registered and what happens to the token if either side walks away. Ownership does not pass yet.
2. 2Check the title and the land recordHave a lawyer read the chain of sale deeds and ask the sub-registrar's office for an encumbrance certificate. For land, check the record of rights with the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu revenue department.
3. 3For a new project, check the RERA registrationAsk for the project's RERA number and look it up on the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu authority's own register before you pay a booking amount.
4. 4Look up the state's official value (circle rate or guidance value)Stamp duty is charged on the higher of the agreed price and the state's official value (circle rate or guidance value) for that property, so find the figure for the exact locality before you budget.
5. 5Pay the stamp dutyThrough the state's e-stamping or treasury channel, before registration. Registration Department, UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu lists the channels in force.
6. 6Register the sale deed at the sub-registrarBuyer, seller and two witnesses attend with originals and identity proof. The registration fee is paid here: as notified. The deal is not complete until the deed is on the sub-registrar's record.
7. 7Get the records changed to your nameApply for mutation in the municipal and, for land, the revenue record, so property tax bills and the record of rights show you as the owner. It is a separate step from registration and easy to forget.

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