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# Sale Deed (Registered Conveyance)

A legally registered document that transfers ownership of immovable property from seller to buyer.

## What is a Sale Deed?

A Sale Deed is the primary legal instrument for transferring ownership of immovable property in India. It must be registered at the Sub-Registrar's office to be legally valid under the Registration Act, 1908\. The Sale Deed contains the property description (survey number, extent, boundaries), sale consideration (price), buyer and seller details, witnesses, and any special conditions. Upon registration, the property ownership legally transfers from seller to buyer.

## Key elements to verify

During due diligence, verify that the property description in the Sale Deed matches the survey records — Patta, Chitta, and FMB. Confirm that the seller is the current Patta holder and has the legal right to sell. Check that stamp duty and registration fees have been paid correctly based on the guideline value or sale consideration, whichever is higher. Review the EC to ensure no pending encumbrances exist at the time of registration.

## Sale Deed vs Agreement to Sell

An Agreement to Sell is a promise to transfer property at a future date — it does not transfer ownership. The Sale Deed is the executed transfer document that legally conveys ownership upon registration. Possession is typically given on Sale Deed registration, though in some cases it may be given earlier under the agreement. For land acquisition teams, always ensure the transaction concludes with a registered Sale Deed — an unregistered agreement has limited legal enforceability.

## Related Terms

[Stamp DutyA state tax levied on property transactions, calculated as a percentage of the property's guideline value or sale consideration, whichever is higher.](/glossary/stamp-duty)[Encumbrance Certificate (EC)A registration-search certificate reporting the indexed entries returned for a described property, office, and period.](/glossary/encumbrance-certificate)[Mother Deed (Origin Document)The original deed through which a property was first acquired or from which the current chain of ownership originates.](/glossary/mother-deed)[Title DeedA legal document that proves a person's right to ownership of a property, forming part of the chain of title from the original owner.](/glossary/title-deed)

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