Sale Deed (Bai Nama) Format in Urdu

When is a sale deed needed?

The sale deed is the paper by which a property actually passes from seller to buyer. It is made when the whole price has been paid and possession is being handed over.

Where it goes

A sale deed of land or a building has to be registered with the sub-registrar of the area where the property lies; an unregistered deed does not transfer ownership. Stamp duty, registration fee and the taxes on the transfer are paid at that stage. After registration the change is entered in the revenue record. In housing societies and development authorities the transfer is usually made in the society’s own office, on its forms.

Points to get right

• The description of the property must match the seller’s title papers exactly.
• Check the seller’s title and that the property is free of loans and disputes before the balance is paid.
• The price in the deed should be the price actually paid. Duties and taxes are calculated on official valuation tables, and understating the price creates trouble for both sides later.
• Both parties appear before the sub-registrar with their CNICs and two witnesses.
• After registration, have the revenue record changed and collect the earlier title papers from the seller.

How to use this sample

1. Press Open in editor. The sample opens as a new document that you can change freely.
2. Replace each blank with your own details.
3. To print on an e-stamp paper, open the File tab, press Write on PDF / picture and choose the PDF or scan of your stamp paper. Move the starting line until the text begins below the printed part.
4. Press Print / PDF. To print the blank format as it is, use Print this sample above.

What to fill in

• The names and CNIC numbers of the people concerned
• The property: its kind, area, khasra or plot number and where it is
• The price or share, and the date possession is given
• Two witnesses — and registration with the sub-registrar where the law requires it

Before you sign

These are general formats to save typing. Requirements differ between offices, courts and provinces, and a paper about property or money has legal effect. Have the final wording checked by a deed writer or lawyer, use stamp paper of the correct value, and get the paper attested or registered where that is required.