CDA plans to stop transfers of urban properties through registrar offices

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) plans to stop further transfers of urban properties processed through sale deeds at the registrar’s office. Many people have been bypassing the CDA’s multiple NOC requirements by using the registrar’s office for property transfers.

Previously, properties with conveyance or lease deeds could only be transferred via sale deeds at the Joint Sub Registrar’s office.

However, in 2022, the CDA revised its property manual to allow additional transfers through its one-window facility, as long as the original sale deeds were surrendered.

The FBR had prohibited property sales through the registrar’s office, a decision that was challenged in the Islamabad High Court.

“After a more considered approach, the FBR retracted its letter restricting sale deeds through the registrar’s office. As a result, the CDA will also withdraw the amendment to its property manual, which was no longer necessary,” an official said.

The Capital Development Authority (CDA) intends to stop further transfers of urban properties processed through sale deeds at the registrar’s office.

Due to the CDA’s requirement for multiple NOCs, many people have opted to use the registrar’s office for property transfers instead.

If approved, the new rules will cover all transactions conducted between October 28, 2022, and July 31, 2024.