Land and house registration fee rates by province (reference)
घरजग्गा रजिष्ट्रेशन शुल्कको दर (प्रदेश आर्थिक ऐन, २०८३)
Responsible office
Land Revenue Office (मालपोत कार्यालय) / Land Administration Office (भूमि प्रशासन कार्यालय) collects the fee; rates are set by each province's Finance Act
मालपोत कार्यालय / भूमि प्रशासन कार्यालय
01 · Before you apply
Essential information
Legal basis
Bagmati Province Finance Act 2083 (Act No. 2, Schedule 1); Lumbini Province Finance Act 2083 (Act No. 5); Koshi Province Finance Bill/Act 2083; Madhesh Province Finance Act 2083 (Act No. 2 of 2083, Schedule 1); Land Revenue Act 2034
Fee information as of
FY 2083/84
Source updated
2083-03-32 BS (Lumbini and Madhesh Province Finance Acts 2083)
Data confidence
medium
02 · Prepare
Documents you need
Bring original documents together with readable photocopies. Names, dates and record details should match across every document.
- Single-woman proof (एकल महिला प्रमाण) to claim the single-woman discount (required in Bagmati)
- Disability identity card (अपाङ्गता परिचयपत्र) — Koshi grades the discount by card category
- Local-level certification of Dalit/marginalised status — in Bagmati not needed if the surname is on the National Dalit Commission's list
03 · At the office
Step-by-step process
- 1
Find which type of local level the land is in (metropolitan, sub-metropolitan, municipality or rural municipality; in Bagmati also whether it is inside the Kathmandu Valley).
- 2
Find the deed value: the declared price, which cannot be below the government valuation (and in Bagmati not below the land's previous transaction value).
- 3
Apply the province's rate for the deed type (sale, gift, partition, etc.).
- 4
Subtract one applicable discount (women, single women, disability, Dalit, etc.); in Lumbini only the highest discount applies; no discounts were found in Madhesh's Act text — confirm there.
- 5
Add 10% of the fee if the deed is registered outside the district where the land lies (Bagmati, Lumbini).
- 6
Pay the registration fee together with any capital gains tax at the Land Revenue / Land Administration Office.
04 · Cost
Fees and charges
Bagmati — sale, exchange, joint-ownership deeds (राजीनामा, सट्टापट्टा, सगोलनामा)
Six columns, not clearly labelled in the gazette text. Likely: Kathmandu Valley metropolitan 5.3%, Valley municipality 4.8%, metro/sub-metro outside the Valley 5.15%, municipality outside the Valley 4.65%, rural municipalities 4.5% and 3% — mapping not confirmed; confirm at the office.
5.3% / 4.8% / 5.15% / 4.65% / 4.5% / 3% of deed value
Bagmati — gift within 3 generations (हालैको बकसपत्र)
Up to Rs 1 lakh: 2.3 / 1.8 / 2.15 / 1.65 / 1.5 / 1%; above Rs 1 lakh: 2.8 / 2.3 / 2.65 / 2.15 / 2 / 1%
Bagmati — other gift and donation deeds (दानपत्र)
15.3 / 15.3 / 15.15 / 15.15 / 15 / 10%
Bagmati — partition (अंशबण्डा, अंशभरपाई, अंशछोडपत्र)
0.3% up to Rs 50 lakh; 0.4% Rs 50 lakh–3 crore; 0.5% above Rs 3 crore
Bagmati — discounts
No lifetime cap found in the text
Women, citizens over 70, orphaned minors 25%; single women 35%; women buying in a rural municipality 35%; persons with disability, Dalit, marginalised and minority groups 25%; martyrs'/disappeared persons' families 100%; listed areas of Rasuwa, Dolakha, Dhading 50%
Koshi — sale, exchange, joint-ownership deeds
From the Finance Bill 2083 text; flats 4 / 3.5 / 3 / 1%; joint housing with land 4 / 3.5 / 3 / 1.5%
Metropolitan 5% / sub-metropolitan 4.5% / municipality 4% / rural municipality 2.5%
Koshi — gifts
The bill text also says gifts beyond 3 generations pay the sale-deed rate — conflicting; confirm
Within 3 generations: up to Rs 1 lakh 1.5 / 1 / 1 / 0.5%; above Rs 1 lakh 2.5 / 2 / 2 / 1%; other gifts and donation deeds 15%
Koshi — partition
0.3% up to Rs 30 lakh; 0.4% Rs 30 lakh–2 crore; 0.5% above Rs 2 crore
Koshi — discounts
No separate single-woman discount found. Budget: full waiver for buyers from outside the hills buying land with a house in Koshi's mountain/hill districts.
Women, sexual/gender minorities, citizens over 70, orphaned minors 25%; disability card category A 100%, B 50%, C 25%; Dalit and backward communities 25%; martyrs' families full waiver
Lumbini — sale, exchange, joint-ownership deeds
No metropolitan column (Lumbini has no metropolitan city); apartments 3 / 2 / 1%
Sub-metropolitan 4.5% / municipality (incl. Rapti valley) 4% / rural municipality 2%
Lumbini — gifts
Within 3 generations: up to Rs 1 lakh 1 / 1 / 0.5%; above Rs 1 lakh 2 / 2 / 1%; other gift and donation deeds 15 / 15 / 10%; gift beyond 3 generations charged as a sale
Lumbini — partition
0.2% up to Rs 30 lakh; 0.5% Rs 30 lakh–2 crore; 1% above Rs 2 crore
Lumbini — discounts
Only the highest single discount applies; the senior-citizen age reads as 60+ in the OCR — confirm
Women 25%; single women 35%; senior citizens and orphaned minors 25%; persons with disability, sexual/gender minorities, Dalit, backward groups 50%; martyrs' families 100%; landless, freed Kamaiya and Haliya 100%; purchase with foreign-employment remittance 25%; husband-wife joint ownership Rs 100
Madhesh — sale, exchange, joint-ownership deeds (राजीनामा, सट्टापट्टा, सगोलनामा)
Madhesh Province Finance Act 2083 (Act No. 2 of 2083), Schedule 1; columns are labelled महानगरपालिका / उपमहानगरपालिका / नगरपालिका / गाउँपालिका
Metropolitan 5% / sub-metropolitan 4.5% / municipality 4% / rural municipality 2.5%
Madhesh — joint housing / apartments (सामूहिक आवास)
Building (flat) only 4 / 3 / 2 / 1%; building with land 5 / 4.5 / 4 / 2.5%
Madhesh — gifts
The Act's definition of 'close relatives' (other provinces use a three-generation list) was not read — confirm
Gift to close relatives (हालैको बकसपत्र): up to Rs 1 lakh 1.5 / 1 / 1 / 0.5%; above Rs 1 lakh 2.5 / 2 / 2 / 1%; other gift and donation deeds (बकसपत्र / दानपत्र) 15 / 15 / 15 / 10%
Madhesh — bequest effective after death (शेषपछिको बकसपत्र)
Amending its conditions Rs 2,000; cancelling it Rs 3,000
Rs 9,000 within 3 generations (all area types); Rs 15,000 / 15,000 / 12,000 / 12,000 outside
Madhesh — partition (अंशबण्डा, अंशभरपाई)
Up to Rs 30 lakh 0.3 / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.2%; Rs 30 lakh–2 crore 0.4 / 0.3 / 0.3 / 0.3%; above Rs 2 crore 0.5% (all area types)
Madhesh — mortgage between individuals and other deeds
Mortgage between individuals: 1% within 3 generations, 1.5% beyond; other deeds with a stated amount 4 / 3 / 2 / 1%; other deeds without an amount Rs 7,000 / 5,000 / 3,000 / 1,000 per deed; usufruct (फलोपभोग) Rs 1,000 per deed
Madhesh — discounts
Section 17 lets the provincial government reduce, raise or waive the rates by notice in the Madhesh Province Gazette. Deeds in favour of government bodies, public universities and community schools and hospitals are exempt (as read).
Not found in the Act text read — confirm at the office
Out-of-district deed surcharge
Bagmati and Lumbini
+10% of the registration/service fee
Gandaki, Karnali, Sudurpashchim
Their FY 2083/84 Finance Acts could not be retrieved (provincial ministry sites blocked automated access or returned errors)
Not published in sources found — confirm at the office
06 · Read carefully
Important notes
- Registration fees are set by each province and shared with local levels (Bagmati Act s.2(3): 60/40 split between local and provincial funds, as read from the OCR text).
- Bagmati figures are read from an OCR copy of the gazette and the six rate columns are not clearly labelled; Koshi figures are from the bill as tabled. Confirm exact rates at the office.
- Madhesh figures are read from the Act's text; its four columns are clearly labelled. A few service-fee rows (e.g. the Rs 5–10 crore mortgage band and name transfer beyond 3 generations) are partly garbled — confirm.
- Madhesh's sale and gift rates are the same as those in Koshi's Finance Bill 2083.
- Gifts between close relatives (within 3 generations, as listed in each Act) cost about 0.5%–2.8%; gifts to others and donations cost 10%–15.3%.
- Capital gains tax (individuals): 7.5% if held 5+ years, 10% if under 5 years, from 1 Shrawan 2083 — paid on top of the registration fee.
- Bagmati also gives 50% off for industrial land bought outside the Kathmandu Valley (excluding Bharatpur and Hetauda areas) and for factories relocating out of the Valley.
- FY 2083/84 rates for Gandaki, Karnali and Sudurpashchim were not found.
07 · Where to go
Office information
Website
https://dolma.gov.np08 · Verification