Hyderabad Stamp Duty: June 2026 Guidance Value Revision

The Telangana government rolled out revised property registration values across the entire state effective June 5, 2026, covering agricultural lands, residential plots, apartments, commercial properties and open lands in urban, semi-urban and rural areas throughout Telangana.

On June 5, 2026, the government value of land in Telangana changed, and every sub-registrar office began registering property against a fresh set of official rates, the floor price for any sale. Revenue and Housing Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy said the revision was meant to close the long-standing gap between official values and prices people actually pay on the open market.

Who is affected?

Charges are calculated on the higher of the actual agreed sale price or the government's guidance value. If a buyer pays ₹70 lakh for a flat but the guidance value for that area works out to ₹75 lakh, the charges are calculated on ₹75 lakh. With the new floor higher, most buyers will see increased registration costs.

The government limited the impact on apartment buyers by restricting revisions in flat values to between 10% and 20%, with higher increases largely confined to high-demand locations within the ORR limits. Areas like Gachibowli, Kokapet, Kondapur, and Budvel witnessed guidance value corrections of 100% to 400% in specific pockets for open plots and land parcels.

Your registration costs: The breakdown

Stamp duty charges stand at 4% of the total value of the property being purchased (urban), with an additional 1.5% transfer duty and 0.5% registration fee. For sale deeds, the registration fee is typically subject to a minimum of ₹5,000 and a maximum cap of ₹20,000. The total urban charge is around 6% (4% stamp duty + 1.5% transfer duty + 0.5% registration) as of 2026.

Why the revision?

A wide gap had opened between government-fixed values and real market prices, creating problems in land transactions, from disputes to revenue that did not match the scale of activity. Property values across Hyderabad's growth corridors had moved sharply over the years, while the official rates had stayed where they were set in the last revision.

The transparency trade-off

Revised market values mean higher stamp duty and registration charges for buyers since these are calculated as a percentage of market value. However, they also reduce the gap between actual and registered prices, improving transparency. A higher government value pushes upfront cost up, but narrows the cash gap that fuels under-declaration and valuation disputes, making titles cleaner and loans easier to size.