Purva Limousine Homes

Purva Limousine Homes is in Rajajinagar, in west Bengaluru, which takes its name from C. Rajagopalachari and is one of the city's long-established residential areas. It shares borders with Malleswaram and Mahalakshmi Layout, and the city centre and Yeshwanthpur are both reachable by road. The developer has not published a street address or any distances, so ask for the exact location before your visit.

Living in an older area changes daily routines. Schools, hospitals and shopping streets are already spread across the locality, so the school run and weekly shopping can often stay within a short drive or even a walk. You are not waiting for a mall or a hospital to be built, as you might be on the outskirts.

The trade-off is traffic and parking on busy streets. Drive to your office at your usual hour to see how long the trip really takes, and check the approach road at school time. Inside the compound, ask how many covered bays come with the flat you are considering and whether there is space for visitors, since street parking nearby can be hard to find.

Purva Limousine Homes was built in three types of home. Two-bedroom flats measure about 1,225 to 1,343 sq ft, three-bedroom flats about 1,621 to 2,438 sq ft, and four-bedroom flats about 2,438 to 2,849 sq ft. Whether these are built-up or saleable areas has not been stated, and carpet areas are not published. Ask for the approved plan of the unit on offer.

Prices for each type are given only on request. The quoted starting figure is Rs. 2.43 Crore, and a separate rate of about Rs. 8,300 per sq ft is also listed; the two do not match any single listed size, so ask which is current. No GST applies to a completed home. Stamp duty and registration are charged on the sale value. Before you negotiate, get these in writing:

• Price of the specific flat, with its floor and facing
• Built-up and carpet area of that flat
• Covered parking bays included
• Monthly maintenance and any pending dues
• Corpus fund or association transfer fee
• Condition of fittings and any history of seepage

Purva Limousine Homes is shown with BBMP/BDA approval, and no RERA registration number has been published. It was completed in 2017, and you can still search the Karnataka RERA website (rera.karnataka.gov.in) to see whether an entry exists. For a finished building, the completion papers and the chain of ownership matter most.

Ask for these documents before you pay an advance:

• The occupancy certificate for the building
• The approved building plan showing the flat
• The seller's registered sale deed, or the developer's title documents if buying new
• Khata in the seller's name and the latest property tax receipt
• An encumbrance certificate covering at least 13 years
• A no-dues letter from the residents' association
• A loan closure letter if the seller had a mortgage

Have a lawyer check the title before you commit, and let your bank run its own legal check if you take a loan. After your sale deed is registered, apply for the khata transfer and move the electricity and water accounts into your name.

Purva Limousine Homes occupies 2.3 acres, with the apartments grouped around a clubhouse and a swimming pool. Because everything is built, you can walk the site instead of relying on renders. Ask the seller or the residents' association for the approved site plan, and compare it with what you see on the ground.

A resident's day could open with laps in the pool or a session in the gym. The tennis court is there for early mornings or evenings, and the indoor games room covers the monsoon months. Young children have a play area, and the garden gives families a green space for an evening stroll without leaving the gate.

For celebrations and meetings, residents can book the community hall, and a cafeteria inside the clubhouse is useful for a quick coffee or a snack. Since the buildings were handed over in 2017, some facilities may have been refurbished and some may need work. Ask the association which amenities are fully working, when the pool was last serviced, what the monthly maintenance charge is, and whether any special levy for repairs is planned.