What the opinion actually examines
A proper opinion is not a glance at the sale deed. It reconstructs how the seller came to own the property and tests every link in that chain.
The problems we find most often
Unreleased mortgages where the loan was repaid but no discharge was registered. Missing links in the chain, where one earlier transfer was never properly documented. Properties inherited but never partitioned, sold by one co-owner as though the whole belonged to them.
Also common in Chennai: agricultural land sold as residential without conversion, layouts without approval, and constructions that deviate from the sanctioned plan. Each of these is manageable if known in advance and expensive if discovered later.
What you get, and when
A written opinion setting out the chain, the documents examined, the defects found, the risk each defect carries, and what should be obtained or rectified before completion. Where the title is clear subject to conditions, we specify exactly what those conditions are.
Most opinions are delivered within a few working days of receiving the documents. Where a document has to be traced from the Sub-Registrar’s office, it takes longer: which is another reason to start before you have committed to a closing date.