DHA charges Rs 7,500 per marla to transfer a residential plot in Phases 1 to 12. Totaling Rs 150,000 for 1 Kanal. It is the smallest line on your bill. The rest comes from FBR, the Punjab government, and the cantonment board if a house stands on the plot. Four of those numbers moved between April and July 2026, which is why most DHA Lahore transfer charges tables in circulation are now wrong. This guide breaks down every line, names who normally pays it, and separates what is confirmed in writing from what you must verify at the counter before you pay.
Who Pays What in A DHA Lahore Transfer
DHA does not decide this. The split is contractual, so put it in the token receipt. Standard practice in DHA Lahore:
- Buyer pays: transfer fee, registration and membership fee, sports fund, stamp duty, CVT, and 236K advance tax.
- Seller pays: all outstanding dues cleared through the NDC, 236C advance tax, and capital gains tax on the sale.
- Negotiated case by case: TIP tax on constructed property, urgent transfer surcharges, and any late submission penalty.
An agreement that says “transfer expenses on buyer” without naming 236C has caused more arguments at the Transfer Branch than any other clause in a DHA token receipt.
DHA Lahore Transfer Fee 2026: The Published Schedule
These figures come from DHA Lahore’s Dues on Services schedule, the document its own transfer page links to today. The schedule states that it applies from 1 December 2021 and sets the residential transfer fee at Rs 7,500 per marla for Phases 1 to 12 and Rs 2,500 per marla for Phase 13.
| DHA Charge | Amount | Note |
| Transfer fee, residential Ph 1 to 12 | Rs 7,500 per marla | Rs 150,000 on 1 Kanal |
| Transfer fee, residential Ph 13 | Rs 2,500 per marla | Rs 50,000 on 1 Kanal |
| Transfer fee, commercial Ph 1 to 8 and 12 | Rs 62,500 per marla | Rs 250,000 on 4 Marla |
| Transfer fee, commercial Ph 9 to 11 incl Halloki | Rs 45,000 per marla | Rs 180,000 on 4 Marla |
| Registration fee per plot | Rs 50,000 | Regular membership Rs 35,000, corporate Rs 350,000 |
| Sports fund | Rs 5,000 | Charged on every transfer |
| Affidavit fee, residential | Rs 15,000 on 5 Marla, Rs 20,000 on 10 Marla, Rs 27,500 on 1 Kanal | Rises to Rs 50,000 on 2 Kanal |
| Urgent transfer fee | Rs 40,000 residential, Rs 60,000 commercial | Optional |
| Late submission beyond 30 days | 25% per annum of transfer fee | Avoidable, and often not avoided |
Two details save real money. The transfer fee falls to half the gross rate when both the buyer and the seller hold valid regular membership. And a widow or next of kin of a defense officer or shaheed pays Rs 10,000 registration instead of the standard fee.
Now the caution. DHA’s transfer page quotes property verification at Rs 2,000 with 24-hour delivery, while the dues schedule lists file verification at Rs 2,500. Bigger gaps exist. The transfer page shows an outstation transfer at Rs 11,000, whereas the schedule lists the outstation transfer executive fee as Rs 100,000. The schedule is four and a half years old, and dues have clearly been revised since then. Treat every DHA figure here as an estimate, and confirm at the counter against the voucher Finance issues to you. On DHA’s side alone, before tax:
- 5 Marla in Phase 7: around Rs 37,500 transfer fee
- 10 Marla in Phase 7: around Rs 75,000
- 1 Kanal in Phase 6: around Rs 150,000
- 5 Marla in Phase 13: around Rs 12,500
DHA NDC Charges in Lahore and The Bill Nobody Budgets for
DHA lists no service fee for the No Demand Certificate itself, and describes it as the first step in transfer, requiring the owner to clear all outstanding objections and dues, with vouchers collected from the Finance branch on the due date.
So DHA NDC charges in Lahore are effectively zero as a fee. The NDC voucher is where the damage happens because it totals all unpaid amounts attached to the plot.
The item that most often ambushes sellers is the non-utilization fee on undeveloped plots. The published schedule sets it at Rs 40,000 per annum for plots up to 10 Marla in Phases 1 to 6 and 12; Rs 80,000 for 1 Kanal; and Rs 160,000 for 2 Kanal, with lower rates of Rs 15,000, Rs 30,000, and Rs 60,000 in Phases 7 to 9 and 11.
Multiply by the years held. On a long-held Phase 5 plot, that single line can dwarf the transfer fee. Ask the seller for a current NDC position before you pay a token, not after.
DHA Lahore Transfer Charges After Budget 2026: What Actually Changed
236C and 236K Property Tax 2026 Rates
FBR’s Budget 2026-27 salient features record that advance tax under sections 236C and 236K was reduced and converted into flat rates, replacing the earlier 4.5% to 5.5% band on 236C and the 1.5% to 2.5% band on 236K. The seller side is settled. 236C for active filers is 2.75%, flat, whether the plot sells for 20 lakh or 20 crore.
The buyer side is not settled, and anyone quoting you a single confident figure is guessing. FBR’s budget document points to a flat 1.5% on 236K. A chartered accountancy rate card published after enactment states 1.25% for filers from 1 July 2026. One withholding card declines to publish a non-filer figure at all, noting that FBR has not issued a definitive non-filer schedule for the year and that published cards disagree, and records that the late-filer tier was removed for both sections.
Confirm at counter: your exact 236K rate, the non-filer rate if it applies to you, and whether late filer still exists as a category. Ask for the PSID computation in writing before payment.
Section 7E Has Been Abolished
FBR lists the abolition of tax on deemed income from immovable property, with section 7E omitted. That removes the certificate that stalled sellers for three years. Counters lag gazettes, so confirm at the counter whether the Transfer Branch has updated its NDC checklist.
FBR Valuations for DHA Lahore Were Revised Downward
FBR revised DHA Lahore valuations through S.R.O. 876(I)/2026 on 19 May 2026, amending tables originally set in October 2024. The revision covers DHA Phase 6, Phase 7, Phase 8, Phase 9 Prism sectors, Phase 10, Phase 11 Rahbar, Phase 12 EME and Phase 13 Ex-DHA City, across residential and commercial open plots and superstructures.
Rate cut and base cut in the same year. Pull the SRO row for your own sector rather than trusting a percentage quoted secondhand.
Punjab Cuts Stamp Duty to 1%
The Punjab government issued the Stamp (Amendment) Ordinance 2026, standardizing stamp duty on immovable property at 1% across the province and ending the split in which rural transactions paid 3% and urban transactions paid 1%. The amended schedule also sets the duty on assignments and transfers at 1% when completed within 12 months and 2% thereafter.
Fbr Value, Dc Value, Demand Price
Three numbers exist for the same plot. Confusing them is the most expensive mistake in the process.
- Demand price: what the seller wants. Used for nothing official.
- FBR value: the federal valuation table. Base for 236K and 236C.
- DC value: the district collector rate. Base for stamp duty and CVT.
Your tax is built on the lower two, not on what you negotiated. Get both figures before the token.
DHA Lahore Transfer Expenses in Full
| Charge | Normally Paid by | Rate | Calculated on | Status |
| DHA transfer fee | Buyer | Rs 7,500 per marla, Ph 1 to 12 residential | Plot size | Published schedule, confirm voucher |
| Registration fee | Buyer | Rs 50,000 per plot | Fixed | Published schedule |
| Sports fund | Buyer | Rs 5,000 | Fixed | Published schedule |
| Affidavit fee | Buyer | Rs 15,000 to Rs 50,000 | Plot size | Published schedule |
| Property verification | Either | Rs 2,000 to Rs 2,500 | Fixed | Two official figures, confirm |
| 236K advance tax | Buyer | 1.25% or 1.5% for ATL filers | FBR value | Sources disagree, confirm at counter |
| 236C advance tax | Seller | 2.75% for ATL filers | FBR value | FBR budget documents |
| Stamp duty | Buyer | 1% | DC value | Stamp (Amendment) Ordinance 2026 |
| CVT | Buyer | Punjab rate | DC value | CVT-1 remains in the DHA set, rate confirmed at counter |
| TIP tax | By agreement | Cantonment board rate | House value | Constructed property only |
| Non-utilization fee | Seller | Rs 15,000 to Rs 160,000 per annum | Plot size and phase | Cleared through NDC |
| Capital gains tax | Seller | By holding period | Gain on sale | Separate from 236C, take advice |
DHA transfers are executed on transfer letters at the Transfer Branch rather than through a sub-registrar, and Punjab’s Board of Revenue states that the registration fee is not leviable on the transfer of a plot in the housing sector. Question any registry fee quoted to you.
Transfer Day, in Order
DHA publishes the sequence. Skip a step and you go home.
- Verify the property. Verification takes 24 hours at Rs 2,000 through the resident desk.
- Apply for the NDC. Timelines depend on plot or house, phase, and transfer type.
- Clear local taxes first on constructed property. A TIP paid receipt, clearance certificate from Walton or Lahore Cantt Board, and a property tax receipt are required. Phase 11 Rahbar and Phase 12 EME owners need Excise and Taxation clearance plus a TTIP receipt from Local Government or MCL.
- Collect the voucher and pay at the bank. Collect vouchers from Finance counters on the due date.
- Submit proof at the NDC counter. Submit copies of all paid vouchers, including the transfer fee, with the IT-5 form and the paid advance tax voucher.
- Arrange the surveyor visit if required. Houses and open possession plots need Building Control coordination and dues clearance.
- Attend the appointment. Both parties attend, and original allocation, intimation, allotment or transfer letters are surrendered.
- File within 30 days. Documents showing all paid government charges and the DHA membership fee must be submitted within 30 days of the transfer.
Filer Status, Overseas Sellers, and Hiba
Filer and Non-filer
The gap between filer and non-filer rates is now the largest single variable in a DHA transfer bill. Check your name on FBR’s Active Taxpayer List before the transfer date. Confirm at the counter as the non-filer figures are currently loaded in the PSID system.
Overseas Pakistanis
Non-resident NICOP and POC holders can access filer rates in both sections without appearing on the ATL, subject to conditions, including purchases made through documented banking channels. The transfer is initiated on the FBR portal through the Overseas Pakistanis link to generate the PSID. Confirm the Transfer Branch will initiate it that way for your case.
Hiba Transfers
Gift transfers are allowed between parents, children, spouses and real siblings, and require a NADRA Family Registration Certificate, a declaration of oral gift on Rs 300 e-stamp paper, acceptance by the donee on Rs 300 e-stamp paper, CVT-1 and IT-5 forms, associate membership for the donee, and a transfer fee by plot size. DHA records stamp duty as payable by the donee upon execution of the transfer.
The transfer fee does not vanish because the transfer is a gift.
Confirm At The Counter Before You Pay
Take this list with you.
- Current transfer fee for your phase, size and property type, from the voucher
- Whether the 50% regular membership concession applies to both parties
- Your exact 236K rate and the FBR value being used
- Whether a 7E certificate is still being demanded
- Which S.R.O. 876(I)/2026 row covers your sector
- The CVT rate currently applied on your DC value
- TIP position with Walton or Lahore Cantt Board on constructed property
- Full NDC dues position, including non-utilization fee, before your token turns non-refundable
Price The Transfer Before You Price The Plot
You now have DHA’s fee schedule, the post-budget tax position, the counter sequence, and a short list of numbers nobody can confirm from a document. That last list is the honest part. Every competing page prints a tidy table, and none of them tells you which figures are still in motion after a stamp ordinance in April, a valuation SRO in May, and a Finance Act in June all landed inside one quarter. Price your deal at the conservative end of each range, then verify against the voucher.
At Aslaaf Builders, we work in DHA Lahore plots and files daily, and we are glad to walk through the current voucher position for your phase and plot size before you commit a token. Get the number first. Negotiate second.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is the DHA Lahore transfer fee for a 1 Kanal plot?
DHA’s published schedule sets residential transfer fee in Phases 1 to 12 at Rs 7,500 per marla, which works out to Rs 150,000 on 1 Kanal, and Rs 50,000 in Phase 13. That schedule dates back to December 2021, so the Finance voucher applies. Registration, sports fund and affidavit fee sit on top.
What are DHA NDC charges in Lahore?
DHA lists no separate fee for the No Demand Certificate. The cost is included in the NDC voucher, which covers all outstanding dues on the plot. The non-utilization fee is usually the largest item on it.
Who pays the transfer fee in DHA Lahore, buyer or seller?
By convention, the buyer pays the transfer fee and buyer-side taxes, while the seller clears dues and 236C. DHA does not impose that split. Whatever your agreement says is what applies, so write it down at the token stage.
Do I still need a 7E certificate to sell a DHA plot in 2026?
Section 7E has been omitted, ending the deemed income tax on immovable property. Counter practice can lag legislation, so ask the Transfer Branch directly before assembling your NDC file.
How long does a DHA Lahore transfer take?
DHA states NDC timelines vary by plot or house, phase and transfer type, with transfer following NDC clearance. Paid options include executive transfer on the third or fourth day after applying and a fast-track service. Budget in weeks unless you pay for the express route.
