Recognition of Home Buyers as Financial Creditors under IBC

Home buyers are vital stakeholders in building projects. Many home buyers book their property in advance which helps builders raise funds for construction and development of the project.

Admissibility of Insolvency Petition filed by a homebuyer

The application filed by the homebuyers under section 7 of IBC shall be maintainable. Therefore the homebuyers are advised to approach NCLT under IBC to recover their stuck money in a time-bound manner.

Can homebuyer approach NCLT before RERA?

RERA has been specifically setup to regulate the real estate sector therefore one must approach RERA before approaching NCLT.

Should Home Buyer under RERA be given preference under Insolvency And Bankruptcy Code, 2016

IBC and RERA Act, enacted in 2016, appear to be pitted against each other as far as protecting the interests of bankers and home buyers are concerned.

‘RERA well-equipped to deal with homebuyers trouble’, No scope for builder’s Fraud

H-RERA: K Khandelwal, the recently designated chairperson of Gurgaon seat of Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (H-RERA),

Centre Proposes to Submit Model Builder-Buyer Agreement with mandatory RERA clauses before Supreme Court

A builder-buyer agreement with mandatory clauses that the states or union territories cannot change has been proposed to the Supreme Court by the federal government.

Outstanding payments to allottees in Real Estate Projects are Financial Debts

The Supreme Court did not agree to the payment of amounts deposited by the promoter to homebuyers on the grounds that it would be preferential payment to one class of creditors.

RERA Imposes Rs 2.5 Crs penalty on developers for failure to comply the RERA orders

UPRERA Authority has imposed penalty of Rs 2.5 crore against 11 developers for failing to comply with the authority’s order, which were in favor of homebuyers.