All about Andhra Pradesh property and land registration

If you are buying any immovable property including flat, land or building in the state of Andhra Pradesh, the law mandates you to pay stamp duty on the transaction and register the document with the Andhra Pradesh Property and Land Registration Department. The buyer and the seller, along with two witnesses, need to visit the sub-registrar’s office where the property is located and get the transaction registered. Very soon, a part of this process will be made online, which will help the buyers to verify and submit most of the documents and make the payment online. The AP Property and Land Registration office currently offers a number of services online. Here is how to use these services and procedure to register property in Andhra Pradesh.

Search Encumbrance Certificate online in Andhra Pradesh

The Encumbrance Certificate is one of the important documents required for property registration. An applicant can easily download the certificate from the online portal, using following procedure:

Step 1: Visit the Registration and Stamps Department of Andhra Pradesh portal (click here).

Step 2: Click on ‘Encumbrance Search (EC)’ from the right menu.

Step 3: You will be redirected to a new page. Read the disclaimer and click ‘Submit’.

Step 4: You will be redirected to a new page, where you will be able to search for the EC using following parameters:

1. Document number or year of document registration.
2. House number or apartment name situated in a city/ town/village.
3. Survey number in a revenue village, optionally described by a plot number.

It is mandatory to select the district and sub-registrar’s office under all options.

The Encumbrance Certificate will then be displayed on the screen.

For issuance of certified copies of EC, the following charges will be applicable:

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Types of Encumbrance Certificate (EC)

There are two types of encumbrance certificates: Form no 15 and Form no 16.

Form no 15

EC on Form no 15 contains a record of sale, lease, mortgage, gift, partition, release, etc. All of this will have to be registered with the competent authorities and placed on record in Book I that is maintained by the registering authorities for the specific period that the certificate is being asked for.

Form no 16

Form no 16 is issued when there is nothing by way of transactions for the time frame that the certificate is being sought for.

Stamp duty and registration charges in Andhra Pradesh

For all types of document registration, the applicant has to pay the stamp duty and registration charges on the transaction taking place.

Registration charges in Andhra Pradesh

Stamp duty charges in Andhra Pradesh

Also read our article on Telangana land and property registration

How to check market value (basic rates) in Andhra Pradesh?

Applicants can check market value of non-agricultural and agricultural property online, from the official portal of Andhra Pradesh Land and Property Registration department. Here’s a step-a-step guide to find out market rates online:

Step 1: Visit Registration and Stamps Department of Andhra Pradesh portal (click here).

Step 2: Click on the ‘Market Value’ option on the left menu.

Step 3: You will be redirected to a new page. Select the type of property, district, mandal and village from the drop-down menu.

Step 4: The results will be displayed on your screen.

How to register property in Andhra Pradesh?

List of documents required

• Passport-size photo of both the parties – the buyer and seller.
• Photo identification (Voter identity card, passport, Aadhaar card).
• Certified copy of the original old sale deed.
• Copy of the latest property register card (From the City Survey Department).
• Copy of municipal tax bill.

See also: All about Andhra Pradesh RERA

Here’s a step-by-step guide register property in Andhra Pradesh:

Step 1: Obtain all the important documents required for property registration.

Step 2: Check the market rate, stamp duty, registration fee and user charges applicable on different types of property. You can also calculate all the important charges through this online calculator.

Step 3: Once all the documents are collected, visit the sub-registrar’s office with all the stakeholders

Step 4: Generate the slot booking slip.

Step 5: Submit the deed at the sub-registrar’s office and sign the document, in the presence of the registrar.

Types of conveyance deeds in Andhra Pradesh

How to search registration details in Andhra Pradesh?

If you are a property buyer, you can search the previous registration details of the property you are planning to buy, to check the authenticity of the seller’s documents. Here is how to do it:

Step 1: Click here to go the Andhra Pradesh Registration Department’s website.

Step 2: You will be redirected to the Registration Details page where you will be able to search for the registration details of layout plans and apartments.

Step 3: Add the district, mandal, village, survey number and plot number, to fetch the details.

Step 4: Click on ‘submit’. The results will be displayed on the screen.

‘Anywhere Registration’ in Andhra Pradesh

Home buyers in Andhra Pradesh will now be able to register their property document in any sub-registrar office of the district. As per the new directives from the state government, all sub-registrar offices falling in the same district will have concurrent jurisdiction and can register any property situated in the district. This means that a property buyer can approach the SRO that is nearest to his residence or office and get the document registered.

Property registration in Andhra Pradesh: Latest news

Update on April 19, 2021

Property registration revenue drops in AP

If media reports are to be believed, registration of properties has declined dramatically across Andhra Pradesh, barring some districts like Visakhapatnam and Kurnool. This has come as a major blow to the exchequer. The state recorded cumulative collection of Rs 4,753 crores from April 1, 2020 to March 2, 2021, as against Rs 4,895 crores revenue through registration of properties, a shortfall of 2.89%.

However, some districts registered good growth in revenue collections for various reasons. This includes Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Prakasam, Anantapur and Kurnool. One of the main reasons is the state’s decision to set up an administrative capital in Visakhapatnam.

Update on March 22, 2021

AP Govt to hike stamp duty rates

As per the media reports, the Andhra Pradesh state government is planning to increase the market value of land and stamp duty this year. Since the market price of land has not been revised since the bifurcation of the state, the state still follows the rate revised on April 1, 2013. The move is being seen as a measure to boost revenues and control corruption in the property market, since the difference between market value and circle rates has increased manifold.

Update on February 23, 2021

Around 2.30 lakh property cards distributed under SVAMITVA scheme

The pilot phase of the central SVAMITVA scheme, which aims to provide an integrated property validation solution for rural India, has been completed in about 23,300 villages of nine states and property cards have been prepared and distributed/under distribution to about 2.30 lakh property holders. The scheme is being implemented in several states including Andhra Pradesh, along with Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Punjab and Rajasthan.

Update on January 28, 2021

Andhra Pradesh to video-record property registrations 

A pilot project for video recording of the property registration process will be soon launched by the Andhra Pradesh government, to put an end to fraudulent transactions. It will also ensure surveillance of the registration offices through a central monitoring system. The video recording of the transactions involving buyers and sellers, will also serve as an evidence and a second layer of protection. In the first phase, the project would be implemented on a pilot basis in 20 high revenue earning registration offices, such as Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Vijayawada, Rajamahendravaram, Kakinada, Eluru, Tirupati, Guntur, Nellore, Kadapa and Kurnool.

Update on December 29, 2020

India’s biggest land resurvey begins in Andhra Pradesh

The Andhra Pradesh government has launched ‘YSR Jagananna Saswatha Bhoomi Hakku-Bhoomi Rakshana’, the land resurvey across the state for giving permanent land rights and to pave the way for dispute-free land holdings. The resurvey will be taken up by the state government using modern technology. To ensure transparency, the state government has entered into an MoU with the Survey of India.  The survey will be conducted over 1.26 lakh sq kms of area, covering 17,000 villages, in three phases. Around 5,000 villages will be covered in the first phase while 6,500 villages will be covered in the second phase. The remaining 5,500 villages will be surveyed in the third phase. The survey will be completed by August 2023. Each surveying team will have two surveyors. Each survey number will be filmed using drone cameras. Moreover, mobile tribunals will be set up, to resolve land disputes.

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