Cornerstone Campan Valley

Cornerstone Campan Valley lies off Varthur Main Road in Muthsandra Village, part of Anugondanahalli Hobli in Hoskote Taluk, with the pincode 560087. That places you east of Varthur, on the outer edge of the city, where land opens up and plots run larger than in town. Varthur Main Road is the link you will use for most trips out.

The developer has not published distances to offices, railway stations, schools or hospitals, so no commute times are quoted here. Map them yourself: drive from the gate to your workplace on a weekday morning, then do the school run and the trip to the hospital you would rely on. Try the return leg in the evening too.

Life on a plotted layout at the city's edge usually means a car for most errands, so check how far the nearest grocery, pharmacy and bus stop are from your plot. Note the width and state of the approach road and whether it floods in the monsoon. If you plan to build and live here for years, these daily details weigh as much as the plot itself.

Cornerstone Campan Valley sold villa plots in two sizes: about 2,600 sq ft and about 3,000 sq ft. There was no house on them; each buyer designs and builds their own. The developer has sold both sizes, so the only way in now is to buy from a current owner, who sets the price.

Judge a resale quote against recent plot sales in the same layout and nearby, not against a launch figure. A plot sale carries no GST because there is no construction in it, but stamp duty and registration are charged on the full value, and on a plot all of that value is land. Before you agree a price, confirm these with the seller:

• The exact plot dimensions, measured on the ground against the sale deed
• Which way the plot faces, and whether it takes a corner
• Any association dues still unpaid on the plot
• Whether the owners' association charges a transfer fee
• The building rules on height, setbacks and coverage inside the layout
• The total, with stamp duty and registration shown separately

Cornerstone Campan Valley has no RERA number. It was completed and handed over from July 2015, before registration became compulsory in May 2017. You can still search the Karnataka RERA website (rera.karnataka.gov.in) by name to confirm that no later phase was registered.

On a resale plot, your lawyer needs to trace the land from farmland to a sellable residential site. Ask the seller for:

• The land conversion order for residential use
• The approved layout plan showing the plot number and dimensions
• The release order for the plot from the planning authority
• Encumbrance certificates covering the whole ownership chain
• The mother deed and every sale deed since the developer's first sale
• The khata and property tax receipts, paid up to date

The purchase registers on a sale deed in your name. Transfer the khata straight after, since you will need it to get a building plan sanctioned for your house. Ask which body approves house plans in this part of Hoskote Taluk before you pay the balance.

Cornerstone Campan Valley divides 46.5 acres into 329 plots, with shared facilities inside a gated boundary. That works out to far fewer homes per acre than a typical apartment block, which should mean quieter streets and more open ground. The developer has not published the share of land kept open, so ask the association for the approved layout plan and find your plot on it. Any images you are shown are as planned by the developer, so compare them with the ground.

Weekday mornings can start on the jogging track or the yoga terrace, followed by a swim or a session in the gym. The sauna, steam room and spa are there for slower days. Children have a play area, a skating rink and courts for basketball, badminton, tennis and squash, with table tennis indoors.

Weekends bring the mini golf course, and the party hall handles birthdays and family functions. Since the layout has been in use since 2015, ask which facilities still run, who maintains them and what the monthly charge is. Walk the internal roads and look at the houses already built near your plot.