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Refund Demand Letter to Builder — Residential

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Free
Stamp duty
No stamp duty is payable on this letter in Punjab or in Chandigarh — it demands a refund under an existing agreement and creates no new right of its own.
Registration
Not registrable in either place.
Witnesses
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Also called

  • Booking Cancellation Refund Letter
  • Flat Booking Refund Demand
  • Builder Refund Notice
  • बिल्डर धन-वापसी माँग पत्र
  • ਬਿਲਡਰ ਰਿਫੰਡ ਮੰਗ ਪੱਤਰ

When you need it

A residential flat or plot booking has been, or is being, cancelled — because the promoter delayed possession, because the allottee is withdrawing from the project for another reason, or because the promoter itself failed to perform — and you want a formal, dated demand for the refund of everything paid, stating the deductions (if any) the promoter is entitled to make and the interest claimed on a delayed refund. Where the cancellation follows a possession delay actionable under section 18 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, this letter states that position; where it is a plain voluntary cancellation by the allottee for another reason, it instead works from the cancellation clause in the Agreement for Sale/Builder-Buyer Agreement, which can allow the promoter to deduct a forfeiture — itself limited to reasonable compensation under section 74 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, not an automatic penalty.

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Not for a commercial unit — see the Refund Demand Letter to Builder (Commercial Unit) elsewhere in this library for that. Not for the notice that first puts the promoter on notice of a possession delay before you have decided to withdraw — see the Legal Notice for Possession Delay — Residential for that; use this letter once the cancellation/refund position is actually being demanded.

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What follows is written for Punjab and Chandigarh. It states the position there rather than describing how it varies, so the amounts below are the ones that apply — worth confirming at the sub-registrar’s office, because rates change. If the property is anywhere else in India, none of this is yours.

Stamp duty

No stamp duty is payable on this letter in Punjab or in Chandigarh — it demands a refund under an existing agreement and creates no new right of its own.

Registration

Not registrable in either place.

Notarisation

Not required in either place.

Witnesses

Not required in either place.

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Aarav Sharma
House No. 211, Sector 21, Panchkula

Date: 1 April 2026

To,
Northland Homes Private Limited
SCO 45, Sector 34-A, Chandigarh 160022

Sub: DEMAND FOR REFUND — Flat No. 1204, Tower C, Northland Greens, Sector 82

Dear Sir/Madam,

  1. 1. I/We booked Flat No. 1204, Tower C in your project "Northland Greens, Sector 82", under An Allotment Letter only — no Builder-Buyer Agreement was yet executed dated 2 April 2026.
  1. 2. I/We have paid you a total of ₹12,00,000 (Rupees Twelve Lakh only), particulars: Rs 6,50,000 on booking (12 March 2025); Rs 5,50,000 on execution of the Builder-Buyer Agreement (18 April 2025).
  1. 3. This booking is cancelled/withdrawn on the following basis: Withdrawal under section 18 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, on account of the promoter's delay in handing over possession

Possession was promised by 30 June 2025 and has not been handed over as of this date, a delay of over a year.

  1. 4. Deductions, if any: None — the entire amount paid is refundable without deduction, this being a withdrawal under section 18 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016
  1. 5. Net refund demanded (before interest): ₹12,00,000 (Rupees Twelve Lakh only).
  1. 6. Interest claimed: At the rate prescribed under the relevant State RERA Rules for a refund following a section 18 withdrawal, from the date of each payment until refund.
  1. 7. Kindly remit the amount due within 30 days of receipt of this letter, as follows: By RTGS/NEFT to: [bank name, account number, IFSC, account holder name].
  1. 8. Failing compliance within that period, I/we shall be constrained to approach the Real Estate Regulatory Authority and/or the appropriate consumer forum/court, at S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali), for recovery with interest and costs, at your risk and consequence.

This letter is sent: Registered post with acknowledgement due, and a copy by email.

Through Counsel: X

Yours faithfully,

_________________________
Aarav Sharma

Questions about this document

Does the Refund Demand Letter to Builder — Residential need stamp paper or stamp duty in Punjab and Chandigarh?

No stamp duty is payable on this letter in Punjab or in Chandigarh — it demands a refund under an existing agreement and creates no new right of its own.

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Does the Refund Demand Letter to Builder — Residential need registration in Punjab and Chandigarh?

Not registrable in either place.

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What does the Refund Demand Letter to Builder — Residential cost on Kaagazaat?

Free.

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Does the Refund Demand Letter to Builder — Residential need witnesses?

Not required in either place.

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