Legal & tax
RERA Section 18: refund with interest or delay interest, and the rate in your state
If your builder misses the possession date, you can exit with a refund and interest or stay and be paid interest every month. What the Act and the Supreme Court say, the rate formula in Haryana, Telangana and UP, ₹80 lakh worked through, and two 2026 Haryana orders.
Home-loan tax deductions under the Income-tax Act, 2025: old vs new regime, with worked examples
Interest is now under section 22 and principal under section 123, but what you can claim depends on your regime. The 2026-27 rules for self-occupied and let-out homes, the ₹2 lakh caps, and a ₹40 lakh loan worked through both regimes, with tax and cess computed.
Society redevelopment in Mumbai: the documents to track, from bank guarantee to RERA updates and rent escrow
For members whose building is being redeveloped: which milestone produces which document and who issues it, how RERA's quarterly updates and 70% account help you track the sale flats, how much transit rent needs to be secured, and what a six-month delay costs if it isn't.
The Income-tax Act, 2025 is in force: every home-owner section, old number to new
Since 1 April 2026 the 1961 Act is repealed for new income. Section 24(b) is now 22, 80C is 123, 54 is 82, the 1% property TDS is 393. The map, what each one still does, and which year is governed by which law.