The building approval process in India is relatively slower and more expensive in comparison to several other countries as indicated by a recent World Bank assessment. The report highlights that an average 37 procedures over a period of 195 days are needed for obtaining construction permits in the country vis-à-vis 15 approvals over an average 157 days in the OECD region.
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has pulled DLF yet again in a recent order for cancellation of allotment of an apartment of a member of DLF’s Park Place RWA, stating that it was in “direct contravention” of its stay order of September 2010.
Bangalore-based real estate developer Puravankara Projects net profit rose 173 per cent to Rs 46.05 crore during the fourth quarter of the last fiscal.
Last year, net profit stood at Rs 20.89 crore during the corresponding quarter.
The Competition Appellate Tribunal (Compat) has said a new Bench will decide the DLF case wherein the realty major has challenged CCI’s Rs 630 crore penalty on it and the final hearing has been adjourned to July 18.
Sunil Dahiya: When the meltdown of 2008 and the aftereffects of 2009 rolled in, see the amount of letters sent by developers to the customers and the customer calling back and telling that ‘sorry boss, I am on the verge of losing my job, I don’t have the money’. Not a single developer went to any court or had any power in this judicial system to recover any payment from the consumer, there is no law.
Omaxe Infrastructure and Construction Limited (OICL), a subsidiary of Omaxe Ltd. received the “International Arch of Europe Award for Quality and Excellence” in Gold category for the year 2012 for showing commitment to quality, exemplary leadership and technology and innovation.
A 16-lane dedicated corridor in Gurgaon will link DLF’s Gateway Tower in Cyber City to the Golf Course Road, offering some relief from crumbling infrastructure in Delhi’s suburb.
Less than a fortnight after ending its joint venture with Giorgio Armani, DLF said it is in the process of breaking its partnership with another Italian luxury brand Salvatore Ferragamo as part of a move to exit luxury brands business.
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) published the FSB Principles for Sound Residential Mortgage Underwriting Practices that aim to provide a framework for different countries to set minimum acceptable loan underwriting standards so as to limit the risks that mortgage markets pose to financial stability and to better safeguard borrowers and investors.
India’s largest real estate developer DLF Ltd rose 3.2 percent to 188.10 rupees after Goldman Sachs upgraded its rating on the stock to “buy” from “neutral” and raised its 12-month target price to 264 rupees from 252 rupees.