RAWALPINDI: Property registration activities for residential and commercial properties have resumed across Rawalpindi Division following a month-long suspension, officials confirmed.
The newly appointed deputy commissioner has retained the previous fiscal year’s property valuation rates for 2026-27, keeping official property values unchanged. Registrations in Rawalpindi city, cantonment, and surrounding areas are now processed through biometric verification alongside the existing online system.
While valuation rates remain steady, several taxes and fees have been increased. Advance tax now stands at 10.5 percent for non-filers and 1.25 percent for filers, while capital gains tax has risen to 11.5 percent for non-filers and 2.75 percent for filers.
Stamp duty remains at one percent of property value, alongside a one percent corporation tax and three percent cantonment board tax. Additional charges include a Rs3,800 Punjab Land Revenue Authority services tax, Rs1,000 registration fee, and Rs1,100 mutation fee, among others.
Officials estimate the suspension resulted in an approximate Rs1.5 billion revenue loss for the government. Biometric verification of both buyer and seller has been made mandatory, and the upgraded online registration system became fully operational on Monday, July 27.
Industry representatives noted that while stable valuation rates benefit buyers, the increased taxes and processing charges are expected to raise overall registration costs by Rs30,000 to Rs50,000 for residential properties and Rs50,000 to Rs125,000 for commercial properties.
Separately, the Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control Department has yet to finalize property tax bills for 2026-27, with dispatch to taxpayers now expected after August 14. District authorities have also ordered the transfer of registry staff at multiple offices following corruption-related complaints.
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