Buying property in Tamil Nadu: stamp duty, registration and land records
Stamp duty on a sale deed in Tamil Nadu is recorded at 7%, whether the buyer is a man or a woman. Source: Registration Department, Government of Tamil Nadu (TNREGINET), last checked 23 September 2026; we could not confirm it is the currently notified figure, so check before you budget. Registration: charged separately; check the current rate. Duty is charged on the higher of the agreed price and the official value, which Tamil Nadu calls the guideline value. Searchable by street or survey number on TNREGINET. It is paid through TNREGINET.
Updated 23 September 2026, the date the stamp duty figures were last checked.
Stamp duty and registration in Tamil Nadu
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, Government of Tamil Nadu (TNREGINET). Last checked 23 September 2026.
Official property value
Tamil Nadu calls the government’s own value for a property the guideline value. Searchable by street or survey number on TNREGINET.
It matters because stamp duty (and the registration fee where it is a percentage) is charged on the higher of the price in your agreement and this value. If you agree a price below it, you still pay duty on the official value.
Land records
Land records in Tamil Nadu 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.
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 Tamil Nadu’s authority here; ask the builder for the number and look it up on the authority’s own site.
Land units used
Areas in Tamil Nadu are commonly quoted in square feet, cent, ground, acre, hectare. Each of these has one fixed size:
Buying and registering in Tamil Nadu, step by step
- Agree 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.
- Check 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 Tamil Nadu revenue department.
- For a new project, check the RERA registrationAsk for the project's RERA number and look it up on the Tamil Nadu authority's own register before you pay a booking amount.
- Look up the guideline valueStamp duty is charged on the higher of the agreed price and the guideline value for that property, so find the figure for the exact locality before you budget.
- Pay the stamp dutyThrough TNREGINET, before or at the time of registration. Carry the receipt to the appointment.
- Register the sale deed at the sub-registrarBuyer, seller and two witnesses attend with originals and identity proof. The registration fee is paid here: charged separately; check the current rate. The deal is not complete until the deed is on the sub-registrar's record.
- Get 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.
What to confirm before you pay
- No gender concession on the sale deed rate.
- We could not confirm that the figure above is the currently notified rate. Treat it as a starting point and confirm with the department before you budget.
- If the agreed price is below the official value, duty is still worked out on the official value. Understating the price does not lower it.
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Common questions
What is the stamp duty in Tamil Nadu?
Stamp duty on a sale deed in Tamil Nadu is recorded at 7%, whether the buyer is a man or a woman. Registration: charged separately; check the current rate. Recorded from Registration Department, Government of Tamil Nadu (TNREGINET), last checked 23 September 2026.
What is the circle rate called in Tamil Nadu?
Tamil Nadu calls the official value the guideline value. Searchable by street or survey number on TNREGINET. Stamp duty is charged on the higher of this value and the agreed price.
Which land units are used in Tamil Nadu?
Listings and records commonly use square feet, cent, ground, acre, hectare.
General information from the sources named on this page, not legal advice. Confirm current rates with the department before you pay.