Salarpuria Sattva Pipal Tree

Salarpuria Sattva Pipal Tree stands at Tavarekere, off Magadi Main Road, pincode 562130, on the city's western fringe. This is a quieter, less built-up area than the city proper. That is the point for many plot buyers, who want space and calm around the house they plan to build.

Magadi Road is your link into the city, and your daily trips will run along it. No distances or travel times to offices, stations or hospitals have been published, so we do not quote any. If you or your partner commute into central or east Bengaluru, test that drive at peak hour before you buy. A plot is a long commitment, and the journey will not get shorter by itself.

Locally, Tavarekere has schools, colleges, clinics, banks, restaurants and supermarkets, so daily errands need not mean a trip to the city. Before you decide, visit on a weekday and a weekend. Check the condition of the road from Magadi Main Road into the layout, especially after rain. Look for a bus stop within walking distance if some of the family will not drive.

Salarpuria Sattva Pipal Tree has two plot sizes: 30 x 50 feet, or 1,500 sq ft, and 40 x 60 feet, or 2,400 sq ft. Both are marked sold out by the developer. Anything you buy now comes from a first buyer, and the price is what you agree with that person. Compare the asking rate with what similar plots in the layout have recently changed hands for.

When you inspect a plot, check its facing and shape, the width of the road in front, whether it is a corner plot, and its distance from the clubhouse. Walk the boundary with the layout plan in hand, since plots in a layout under development are easy to confuse.

A plot of land is not normally charged GST, but ask the seller about any development or transfer charge. Stamp duty and registration are always payable. Ask for a written note that covers:

• Agreed price and the plot area it covers
• Transfer or endorsement fee charged by the developer
• Development and infrastructure charges still due
• Clubhouse and owners' association fees
• Stamp duty and registration as separate lines

Salarpuria Sattva Pipal Tree is described as approved by BDA/BBMP, and no RERA registration number has been published. A plotted layout still under development would normally need one, so ask the seller for it. Look it up on the Karnataka RERA website (rera.karnataka.gov.in), and have your lawyer confirm which authority approved the layout.

For a plot in a layout still being developed, ask to see:

• Land conversion order for non-agricultural use
• Approved layout plan with your plot number marked
• Release order for the plots in your phase
• Encumbrance certificate for the land and your plot
• The seller's agreement or sale deed with the developer
• The developer's written consent to transfer the plot to you

At handover you should receive a registered sale deed in your name and a khata for the plot, with an up-to-date tax receipt. Do not start building until you hold both and have a building plan approved for your house.

Salarpuria Sattva Pipal Tree divides 37 acres into 550 plots in its master plan, laid out along internal roads with shared facilities for every owner. Once houses go up, you will be living in a neighbourhood you helped design, not in a tower. Any drawings or images you see are as planned by the developer, since the layout is still being developed.

Picture a morning walk or run on the jogging track through the landscaped gardens, then a workout in the gymnasium at the clubhouse. The swimming pool is there for hot afternoons. Children have a play area, and older ones can use the outdoor courts or the table tennis tables in the games room.

The party area gives you a place for birthdays and family events without clearing your own living room. Ask the seller which facilities are already built and which are still to come, and walk the site to see. Ask how the clubhouse will be run once the layout is handed over, and what the owners' association will charge each plot for upkeep.