Actual measurement of BDA plots

[Prashanthhs]

Hello All,

I need your help to understand how BDA sites are measured and final price is calculated based on the measurement.

We have finalized a 40x60 plot and also got the agreement done for 2500 Rs per Sqft. During the discussion, the final price was calculated as (2400 SqFt x 2500 ) = 60,00000 Rs. But, this sqft value (2500 Rs per Sqft) is nowhere mentioned in the agreement copy.

Now, when I was getting ready for the Registration and preparing the draft sale deed, I got to know (I should have known this well befor) that BDA measures plots in Meters and not in feet. The measurement that is there in the original sale deed is 12 x 18 sq mts.

But, when I convert this into feet, I get only 2325 Sqft NOT 2400 sqft.

Now the problem is, we have agreed to pay 60,00000 Rs assuming that we would get 2400 sqft of land, but in actuality we would be getting only 2325 Sqft, which costs 58,12500 Rs. So, we would be paying 1.8 lakhs extra for nothing. I would like to know whether I can talk to the seller on this and whether I have a chance to renegotiate the the total price for actual land (2325 sqft) that I am getting.

Thanks in advance.

[Prashanthhs]

I got some information from the below link, But, I really appreciate some more inputs/experiences, if you ever bought a BDA site, how did you calculate the final price. Thanks.

http://mybdasites.com/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=3606

[msn1270]

BDA clearly mentions its site dimensions only in metre ( not in Feet )even in the papers. Its your Responsibility to physically measure the plot dimension before buying any property, not just believing the dimension on the papers. Still you have sufficient time. speak to the seller that you would like to measure the plot before proceeding to the Registration. Take him to the plot along with a civil engineering person with a METAL tape and measure the plot from Centre to Centre of the Marking Stone to validate the actual Dimension of the plot. If you get exact 40 X 60 ft dimension - its good. If any variation, show him & adjust the same from your total amount as your negotiation is based on sq.ft.

[Prashanthhs]

Thanks a lot msn1270. I will go for the measurement tomorrow and talk to owner based on that. Also, I was not sure about the right section for this question, hence posted in another section also. Sorry about it. I will remove it from there if I have a remove option.

[yashmys]

the plots the were formed prior to 2008 or 2009 have 2400 SQFT dimension. Post 2008 or 2009 , its 2325 SQFT. The same goes for 30*40 plots

[msn1270]

Dear Yash

Since the establishment of BDA(Also any other Urban Development authorities or KHB in Karnataka) is giving
measurements in metres in their ads as well as in their sale deeds. Personally I think(as I've not purchased
BDA site So far), they cannot make such differences i.e stating 12X18 Mtr as site dimension in papers and
creating 40X60 ft size Sites. B'cos for a small site like 6X9 mtr(So called 20X30) difference may be small,
whereas as we go towards higher size, the difference is very much which can't be neglected.

Moreover BDA has not made any layouts after 2002(Former CM S.M Krishna's Period). So how to benchmark
your statement like Pre 2008 and Post period?

[PlotGuy]

BDA plots were always done in meters and so the plot is typically less than the square footage in the ads. I have posted about this several times, warning potential buyers from paying more.

At the end of the day, if you like your plot and want to live there, you should just go ahead and buy it. Hope you can negotiate with the owner for a better price.

[m3_07]

BDA plots though measured in meters have a 2 decimal notification, which will approximate the Feet measurement. In case the documents have the meter figures rounded off, that is incorrect.

[msn1270]

m3_07,

only for corner or odd dimensional sites, size will be mentioned in 2 decimal points, Else its always round fig only. Find the attached one such adv from KHB in todays newspapers for the Corner sites to be auctions and watch the sizes, Sl #10 i.e. 9X12 mtrs(Which people perceive as 30X40 ft Dimension) and its equivalent size mentioned is 1162.08 sq.ft. Same way BDA also mention their site sizes only in Mtrs.

[yashmys]

The sites that were formed in the early years were really 2400 SQ FT. Infact out plot in Mysore is m 41*60, we got the additional 1 feet due to a corner site and the sale deed has 41 feet speicified and we got the same measured as well.