{"id":12395,"date":"2015-02-22T09:30:04","date_gmt":"2015-02-22T04:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zameen.com\/blog\/?p=12395"},"modified":"2017-12-11T12:31:11","modified_gmt":"2017-12-11T07:31:11","slug":"dha-karachi-levies-additional-development-charges-in-phase-viii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/dha-karachi-levies-additional-development-charges-in-phase-viii.html","title":{"rendered":"DHA Karachi levies additional development charges in Phase VIII"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zameen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/DHA_Logo_2222.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12399 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zameen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/DHA_Logo_2222.png\" alt=\"DHA Karachi Phase VIII\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/DHA_Logo_2222.png 600w, https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/DHA_Logo_2222-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/DHA_Logo_2222-537x313.png 537w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Defence Housing Authority (DHA) is one of the most sought after investment havens in Karachi. People inject money here because of the security of investment this high-end locality offers. Not only that, but residents also claim it as the most serene place to live in Karachi.<\/p>\n<p>It is no secret that DHA takes development charges from the allottees to undertake development work and to hand over its projects to their prospective owners. The authority itself decides the amount of development charges and when required, it increases the charges. This does not mean that the DHA fleeces its members by burdening them with extra charges, as it delivers accordingly. The DHA Karachi has recently decided to levy additional development charges in the following sectors:<\/p>\n<table class=\"post-tbl-cust\" style=\"height: 218px;\" width=\"599\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"66\"><strong>S. No.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"235\"><strong>Sector<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"301\"><strong>Rate per Square yards (Rs)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"150\"><strong>Residential<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"150\"><strong>Commercial<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"66\">1<\/td>\n<td width=\"235\">A (commercial)<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\">16,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"66\">2<\/td>\n<td width=\"235\">C (residential)<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\">2,500<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"66\">3<\/td>\n<td width=\"235\">D (residential)<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\">2,500<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"66\">4<\/td>\n<td width=\"235\">E (residential and commercial)<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\">2,500<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\">16,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"66\">5<\/td>\n<td width=\"235\">E-8 (Residential and commercial)<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\">2,500<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\">16,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"66\">6<\/td>\n<td width=\"235\">Business Zone<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\">25,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>According to the official website of DHA, the authority plans to start construction in some of its sectors in Phase VII, because of which, it has decided to increase development charges.<\/p>\n<p>The extra development charges will be applicable from March 15, 2015 and the respective unit holders will be required to pay the charges quarterly in 12 equal instalments. The official website also states that the last date for 1<sup>st<\/sup> instalment is March 31, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Given below are the instalment plans for residential and commercial plots:<\/p>\n<table class=\"post-tbl-cust\" style=\"height: 218px;\" width=\"599\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"601\"><strong>Residential plots<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\"><strong>Area<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"200\"><strong>Rate (Rs)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"200\"><strong>Quarterly instalment<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\">300 sq. yards<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\">2,500<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\">62,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\">500 sq. yards<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\">2,500<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\">105,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\">1,000 sq. yards<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\">2,500<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\">210,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\">2,000 sq. yards<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\">2,500<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\">420,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"post-tbl-cust\" style=\"height: 218px;\" width=\"599\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"601\"><strong>Commercial plots<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\"><strong>Area<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"200\"><strong>Rate (Rs)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"200\"><strong>Quarterly instalment<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\">100 sq. yards<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\">16,000<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\">150,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\">200 sq. yards<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\">16,000<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\">300,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\">333 sq. yards<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\">25,000<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\">700,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Discount<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can also avail 15 percent discount on full payment of the extra development charges by June 30, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to say anything about the additional development charges levied by the DHA, the comments section below is open for you to do so.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Defence Housing Authority (DHA) is one of the most sought after investment havens in Karachi. People inject money here because of the security of investment this high-end locality offers. Not only that, but residents also claim it as the most serene place to live in Karachi. It is no secret that DHA takes development charges from the allottees to undertake development work and to hand over its projects to their prospective owners. The authority itself decides the amount of development charges and when required, it increases the charges. This does not mean that the DHA fleeces its members by burdening them with extra charges, as it delivers accordingly. The DHA Karachi has recently decided to levy additional development charges in the following sectors: S. No. Sector Rate per Square yards (Rs) Residential Commercial 1 A (commercial) &#8211; 16,000 2 C (residential) 2,500 &#8211; 3 D (residential) 2,500 &#8211; 4 E (residential and commercial) 2,500 16,000 5 E-8 (Residential and commercial) 2,500 16,000 6 Business Zone &#8211; 25,000 According to the official website of DHA, the authority plans to start construction in some of its sectors in Phase VII, because of which, it has decided to increase development charges. 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