• Buying a mortgaged property

Hi,

Need an advise for buying a mortgaged property. We are executing a sale agreement (unregistered) and closing off the property loan which the seller has with bank(70% of deal) . The Bank after getting the loan cleared will release the mortgage and release us(both buyer and seller) the original documents, rest 30 % will be made on the day of registration.

Is there any kind of paper work required here apart from sale agreement and giving a requisition to bank to present the originals to both seller and buyer
Asked 4 years ago in Property Law
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26 Answers

1. You should make a tripartite agreement with yourself, the Bank and also the seller wherein it will be agreed that you shall pay the entire proceeds to the Bank through a DD drawn on the  seller mentioning his said loan account no.

 

2. The DD for the entire proceed or the outstanding amount shall be handed over to the Bank at the time of registration of the sale deed of the property after collecting the original property documents deposited with the Bank and also 'No-Due' certificate from the Bank.

 

3. It is risky to handover 70% payment  before hand without the tripartite agreement and without collecting the original documents.

 

4. If the seller gets the oroginal documents after you pay 70% to the Bank, he might refuse or neglect to sell you the property and abscond and at that time you hardly will have any fast legal recourse to recover the said 70% payment of the salew proceed.

 

5. So, make the entire payment at the time of registration of the property after the original documents are returned to you by he Bank and the seller registeres the sale deed in your favour after taking the said 30% of the sale proceed.

Krishna Kishore Ganguly
Advocate, Kolkata
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5.0 on 5.0

You first registered a sale deed with registrar and than make the payment to bank. Mentioned all payment details and property details as per schedule. 

 

You don't need to pay first 70% to bank. First registered sale deed on your name with the help of banks NOC and show DD on bank and owners name in 70:30 ratio.

Ganesh Kadam
Advocate, Pune
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255 Consultations

4.9 on 5.0

Ask seller to obtain NOC from society for sale of property 

 

2) also no dues certificate 

 

3) check whether property taxes have been paid till date 

 

4) whether OC issued or not 

 

5) agreement for sale  can be registered 

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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7535 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

- Before purchasing a mortgaged property , you should take a photocopy of the sale deed kept in bank , and check properly , whether the seller is a rightful owner of the said property and confirm the same with the bank as well.

- Collect latest property tax receipts, water- electricity paid up bills,

- Collect a Letter from the bank where this property is mortgaged, wherein the bank states that the bank is agreed to relinquish/release the original property documents after the full and final payment has been made on the outstanding home loan.

- You can sign a Tripartite agreement with the bank and the seller , that the property papers will be transferred to your name once the loan that the owner has taken has been settled.

- Finally , dont forget to get , no objection and no dues certificates. 

Mohammed Shahzad
Advocate, Delhi
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198 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

Unless you pay first bank will not release the mortgage. 

So you must execute an indemnity bond with the seller to indemnify you if the seller fail and /or neglect to register the sale as sale agreement by the specified time.  Here specify the date by which the sale deed to be registered. Put sufficient amount to cover the loan amount paid by you. 

Pay to bank get the paper and then register the sale deed.  

Kallol Majumdar
Advocate, Kolkata
2837 Answers
14 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

A risky proposition. 

Even if you are in possession of originals that shall not vest title.

Regards 

G.Rajaganapathy 

High Court of Madras 

Rajaganapathy Ganesan
Advocate, Chennai
2132 Answers
8 Consultations

4.9 on 5.0

You may also enter into a tripartite agreement with the bank for discharge of loan directly to the bank on behalf of the buyer and to release the property documents  accordingly.

In any case the unregistered sale agreement may not be enforceable in law hence better get the sale agreement registered.

 

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
84925 Answers
2196 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

No the same will suffice

Prashant Nayak
Advocate, Mumbai
31951 Answers
179 Consultations

4.1 on 5.0

1. An unregistered "sale agreement" has NO legally enforceable value. IF the seller later decides to back off or cheat you, THEN you will have nil leverage against the seller.

2. Execute a REGISTERED "Sale Agreement" with strategic clauses, AFTER taking Bank conditional NOC to Transfer loan to you or repayment of loan. You as Buyer can give undertaking /indemnity bond to Bank.

3. AFTER entire payment is made or loan transferred to you, Sale Deed must be registered immediately and property possession must be taken immediately.

Hemant Agarwal
Advocate, Mumbai
5612 Answers
25 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

1. A tripartite agreement has to be executed between you, bank and seller. A property under mortgage cannot be alienated except with the prior consent of the mortgagee as charge is created in favour of mortgagee by mortgagor.

2. Nothing else is required. 

Ashish Davessar
Advocate, Jaipur
30763 Answers
972 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

Dear Sir,

How To Buy Mortgaged Property, A Step By Step Guide

When buying a mortgaged property, a home loan from the same bank where the property is mortgaged will be easy

Real estate prices have been ruling high across the country. In all major metros, property prices have risen so much that they are out of reach for the salaried class. Even properties in the suburbs are witnessing a lot of demand and prices have been going up. So small wonder, a number of people are looking at buying second-hand property.

If you are going for a second-hand property, some of them might have a loan running and the property might be mortgaged to a bank.

What exactly is a mortgaged property?

Mortgaged property is a property that has an outstanding loan on it. This means that the property is hypothecated to a bank until the total loan outstanding is paid off. When you buy a mortgaged property, you will have to take over that loan.

Why mortgaged property?

Second-hand properties that come to the market and are affordable are usually not older than 10-20 years. Most of the times, the age of the property is less than 10 years. The owner might be looking to take advantage of rising property prices to make a good sum of money. So, you can negotiate and get a good bargain for the property.

Another important point is that these properties are sold at a much lower rate than new properties even if they are in the same locality. This is especially true for those properties that are not built by reputed builders. By purchasing a mortgaged property, you get a ready to occupy home for a much lower cost.

The biggest possible advantage of buying a mortgaged property is that getting a home loan from the same bank where the property is mortgaged will be easy. Why? The bank has already evaluated and looked at the property documents. The property would have gone through all approvals. If you take a loan with the same bank the home loan process will be quicker.

How can you buy a mortgaged property? Here are the details.

The documents needed

You will have to get copies of the property’s sale deed and stamp duty papers to ensure that the property is in the name of the owner who is selling it to you. You will have to check the property taxes on the property. All of them should have been paid in full for all the years. Get a lawyer to evaluate the property before you make the purchase.

Closing the loan

In order to buy a mortgaged property, you will have to close the loan that is running. There are three different ways to close the loan. One is by using your own funds to pay off the outstanding balance on the loan and adjust the same on the sale price. This is possible only when you have funds and when the loan amount is not big.

Another way is to take a loan from the same bank and asking the bank to close the loan on the property using this loan. In both these cases, transfer of property in your name is easy and can be done quickly.

The third way is to get a loan from another bank and closing the loan on the property.  Here, things get a bit complicated. You need to apply for a loan, make a down-payment, the loan amount needs to get sanctioned and then the bank where you took the loan will ask you to get a No Objection Certificate from the bank where the owner of the property has the loan.

Then, your bank will transfer the loan amount to the other bank to close the loan. Once this is done, that bank will transfer the property documents to your bank after a ‘No Due’ certificate is issued.

This usually takes a good number of days. You can sign a tripartite agreement with the bank and the seller to ensure that the process goes smoothly. This agreement will say that the property papers will be transferred to your name once the loan that the owner has taken has been settled.

Don’t forget to get those no objection and no due certificates. Keep a copy of all the documents that you submit. This will help you in case there are any issues. When you are going for a home loan, compare across lenders to get the best rates and terms. Taking the help of legal and financial experts can help you save a ton of money

Netravathi Kalaskar
Advocate, Bengaluru
4952 Answers
27 Consultations

4.8 on 5.0

Sale screen should be registered and further after the loan is closed NOC and release from bank is required. 

Shubham Jhajharia
Advocate, Ahmedabad
25514 Answers
179 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

Agreement to sell will execute to lock the deal on above terms. In case of default by seller, deal can be enforce through court.

Agreement shall be tripartite (seller-bank-buyer) and it will mention in agreement that original docuemtns will hand over to buyer and sale deed will register by seller on same or next day of docuemtns released/mortgage freed.

 

Yogendra Singh Rajawat
Advocate, Jaipur
22636 Answers
31 Consultations

4.4 on 5.0

before going to buy the flat or any property you have to verify and to get legal opinion on such documents of the property from the property lawyer and it is better registered the sale agreement. 

 

Mohammed Mujeeb
Advocate, Hyderabad
19299 Answers
32 Consultations

4.7 on 5.0

Dear

You should first pay 30% to seller and then on time of registration of property pay rest 70 % to bank and get the papers for registration.

And sale agreement will be enough because bank will not handover the documents to buyer.

 

Mohit Kapoor
Advocate, Rohtak
10687 Answers
7 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

You should mention that cheque has been given by you for clearance of bank loan 

 

2) enter into registered agreement for sale 

 

3) you can file suit for specific performance in case buyer fails to honour the deal

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
94723 Answers
7535 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

1. Property which is already Mortgaged to Bank, CANNOT be sold and neither any deal /transaction /unregistered deed can be executed, since it would constitute a criminal offence of Cheating, Breach of Trust etc....  AVOID getting entangled in legal disputes which is very time and money consuming.

Hemant Agarwal
Advocate, Mumbai
5612 Answers
25 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

See MOU can be made for same and cheques can be taken it shall protect you so that you donot loose your amount. After loan is cleared and NOC is obtained the property can be registered. 

Shubham Jhajharia
Advocate, Ahmedabad
25514 Answers
179 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

pay 70 per cent directly to bank for clearance of bank loan obtain bank NOC and seller can execute registered sale deed in your favour 

 

2) you can take un dated cheque with covering letter 

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
94723 Answers
7535 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

Agreement can be notorised on 500rs stamp valid. Sub registrar will not execute sale deed without bank NOC as encumbrance (mortgage) is showing on property.

Better manage bank with tri partite agreement. That will made directly to bank on registration of sale deed. But bank employees are sucks, will certainly impede the release of documents even after loan cleared. So execute, tri partitie agreement, than once loan cleared and simultaneously sale deed register, all original docuemtns will hand over to you and only seller will be paid.

Collect cheque from seller.

Before finding ways to convince bank, priority is to secure your payment.

Yogendra Singh Rajawat
Advocate, Jaipur
22636 Answers
31 Consultations

4.4 on 5.0

The cheques so obtained may not be maintainable on the grounds that there's no legally liable debt.

This will be a risky affair as well.

In case of any litigation to recover money, it may take years to get the case settled.

Think over it and decide wisely.

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
84925 Answers
2196 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

You may better enter into a tripartite agreement with seller and bank in this regard and then proceed.

The format for this type of agreement would be available with the bank or your advocate.

Obtaining blank cheques or post dated cheques may not be advisable without an agreement.

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
84925 Answers
2196 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

You can make a MOU with the seller wherein you can make condition of same that you are clearing loan and on NOC you will pay rest of the amount to seller and he shall register the property to you. 

Also you can take security cheques for same .

Shubham Jhajharia
Advocate, Ahmedabad
25514 Answers
179 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

I already advised you to execute indemnity bond for adequate amount.  That is the best way to dealing with mortgaged property.  

Kallol Majumdar
Advocate, Kolkata
2837 Answers
14 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

1. This is the reason why tripartite  agreement as advised in my earlier post is registered.

 

2. In the Ordinary course, the Bank Manager accompanies the parties to the Registration office and collects the DD for recovering the outstanding loan amount and hands over the mortgaged documents/mother deed.

 

3. Bank will not accept the cheque for returning the mortgaged papers/deed.

Krishna Kishore Ganguly
Advocate, Kolkata
27219 Answers
726 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

1. If you pay off the loan amount of the seller, he might refuse to go to the Registrar's office to register the sale deed.

 

2. This is why you should register/execute the tripartite agreement and hand over the DD to the Bank and also the seller after and only after the sle deed is registered by the seller who is the defaulting borrower of the bank.

Krishna Kishore Ganguly
Advocate, Kolkata
27219 Answers
726 Consultations

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