Reliaable Dollars Colony

Reliaable Dollars Colony sits in Guttahalli, a pocket just off Hosa Road on the city's south-east side. No street address, pincode or distances have been published, so ask for the exact location and open it on a map before you visit.

HSR Layout is close by, and from there roads run to the office parks at ITPL, Whitefield and Electronic City. For most buyers the commute will be the main test. Drive from the land to your office at the hour you would leave, then make the return trip in the evening rush.

Supermarkets, restaurants, banks, malls, schools and colleges are spread across the wider area, and the surroundings include gardens and parks. None of these are tied to a distance from the layout, so check the ones you would use most often.

With a plot, the approach road matters more than it does for a flat. Heavy trucks will bring materials when you build, and you will drive it every day after. Check its width, surface and drainage after rain, and ask whether it is a public road or a private access.

Reliaable Dollars Colony is a plotted layout, so you buy land and build your own house. Two figures have been published: a starting price of Rs. 44 Lakhs and a rate of Rs. 3,700 per sq ft. Together they suggest a smallest plot of roughly 1,190 sq ft, but plot sizes have not been confirmed, so ask for every plot's dimensions.

Plot price usually varies with size, facing, road width and position. Corner plots and those on wider roads often carry a premium, so get the rate for each plot you are considering in writing.

GST is not charged on the sale of a plain plot of land, though check the cost sheet in case any development charges carry it. Stamp duty and registration apply to every purchase. Ask for a cost sheet that shows:

• Plot size, dimensions and rate per sq ft
• Premium for corner, facing or wide-road plots
• Development and infrastructure charges
• Water, power and drainage connection fees
• Any club or maintenance charges
• Stamp duty and registration

Reliaable Dollars Colony has BBMP/BDA approval stated for the project. No RERA registration number has been published. A plotted layout of this size should be registered, so ask Reliaable Developers for the number and search it on the Karnataka RERA website, rera.karnataka.gov.in.

For a plot, the approvals are the whole product, so read them carefully. Ask for:

• Land conversion order for residential use
• Approved layout plan with the plot numbers
• Release order covering the plot you want
• Title deeds for the 60 acres and an encumbrance certificate for at least 13 years
• Joint development agreement, if the land is owned by others
• Draft agreement for sale with the handover date

Check that the approval named on the plan matches the approval stated, and that your plot is released for sale, not mortgaged to the authority. At registration, take the sale deed, then apply for the khata in your name. You will also need a building plan sanction before you start your house. A property lawyer should review the title first.

Reliaable Dollars Colony covers 60 acres. The number of plots, the open-space share and the amenity list have not been published. Any images you are shown are renders as planned by the developer, since the site is at pre-launch.

In a plotted layout, daily life depends on the basics more than on a clubhouse. A good layout has wide internal roads, working streetlights, piped water, underground drains and power lines that reach every plot. Ask which of these the developer will build, and when, and who will maintain them once the plots are sold.

Ask for the approved layout plan and look for the parks and civic amenity sites marked on it. Those are the spaces that will become the children's play areas, walking paths and community areas in years to come. Check that they are shown as handed over to the local authority, not held back for later sale.

Finally, think about how the layout will look while it fills up. On a site this size, houses will go up over many years, so expect building work nearby long after you move in.