Guideline value is not your asking price
Last checked 11 November 2026. A buyer asks “what is guideline?” because someone told them the government price is the real price. It is the value the registration department publishes for duty. Stamp duty is calculated with reference to that figure or the consideration, under the rule the department applies that day. Read the rule on tnreginet.gov.in. This page does not print a percentage. The registration-fee and first-sale flat figures that are on a government document are on stamp duty and registration charges.
A draft revision was published in October 2026. The Chennai district notice dated 7 October 2026 put draft values on display and invited objections within 15 days. As of 11 November 2026 that notice is still a draft. A news search on 11 November 2026 found no final notification. tnreginet.gov.in did not load for this check, so read the figure on the portal on the day you register.
How a broker can use it without inventing a rate
- Look up the survey or street on tnreginet.gov.in.
- Tell the buyer it is a floor for duty, then tell them the owner’s asking price separately.
- Do not paste last year’s screenshot into a 2026 caption. The table changes.
- Do not confuse it with patta. Patta is a revenue record. See patta and chitta. Transfer after a sale is a separate note: patta transfer online.
- A plot’s layout approval is also separate. See how to check DTCP or CMDA approval.
Cent and ground conversions, if the guideline printout is in sq ft and the seller spoke cent, belong on the converter. 1 cent = 435.6 sq ft.
Questions
No. Guideline value is the figure the registration department uses as a floor for stamp duty. Market asking prices can sit above it. This page prints neither.
On the Tamil Nadu registration portal, tnreginet.gov.in, using the survey or the street the site asks for. Read the number there on the day you need it.
Not yet, as of 11 November 2026. The Chennai district notice dated 7 October 2026 is still a draft, and it invited objections within 15 days. Until the government notifies the final values, use the figure shown on tnreginet.gov.in on the day of registration. Check your own district notice as well.
The Chennai notice of 7 October 2026 invited objections within 15 days. Notices in that revision asked people to write to the valuation sub-committee headed by the District Collector, in person or by post through the District Registrar (Administration). That window is likely closed where the draft was published in early October. Read your own district's .nic.in notice for the date and the address.
Guideline value is the figure the registration department publishes and uses when stamp duty and registration fee are worked out. Market value is what a buyer and seller actually agree. Read the current duty rule on tnreginet.gov.in on the day of registration. This page does not print a percentage.
It only matters when the guideline value is close to or above your deal price. No effective date has been announced. Do not skip title checks to beat a rumoured date.
Not as of 11 November 2026. Draft values were on display in October, including the Chennai district notice dated 7 October 2026. No final notification has been found. Use the figure on tnreginet.gov.in on the day of registration.
A news report on 2 October 2026 said Saturday working at 100 sub-registrar offices ended from 1 November 2026, and that those offices now work weekdays only. The Hindu on 31 October 2026 reported the minister saying those offices would follow a five-day week from November. This page has not read that government order. Plan a weekday, and confirm your own office.
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