Built up Area | Super Built up Area | Carpet Area Calculations India:
In spite of Intervention from the apex court, consumers are still struggling to understand the property jargon in the real estate industry. Many builders/ developers are still not providing adequate clarity on the super built up, built up, carpet area of a property.
PLINTH AREA:
Plinth area, commonly called carpet area, is actually the wall to wall area within your house.BUILT UP AREA:
Built-up area includes not just the Carpet/ Plinth area of the property, but also the area occupied by the walls of your house.SUPER BUILT UP AREA:
Super Built-up area of any property includes carpet area of the said property and also takes into account all the area under the common spaces of the building. This area includes that apartment's proportionate share of the entrance, staircase, elevator and the corridor outside the apartment.Consumers generally get confused on what all is included by the builder under the super built-up area. Currently, this is solely dependent on the judgement of the builder. Some include the terrace, security room, electrical room and / or pump room also, while others do not include these. The cumulative total of these extras is taken into account and divided equally by the number of apartments in proportion to their sizes.
Super built up Vs Built up:
There is no fixed ratio of the super built-up area to the built-up or carpet area. This may differ from city to city and also as per the amenities and facilities offered in the complex. Generally, the ratios in the market are 75:25 (Super built-up area to the Carpet area). But all developers do not adhere to this.What is FSI?
As per a legal expert, the new amendments in the DCR (Development Control Regulations) such as balconies, flower beds, terraces, voids and niches would be counted within the FSI. Fungible FSI, up to 35 percent for residential development is being offered to compensate for the loss of Free-of-FSI areas.What is UDS?
UDS (Undivided Share) as the part of land which is associated to an individual apartment and registered in the name of the apartment owner(s).This share of land has no specific boundaries within the total extent of the land on which the apartment is built. Every flat in the complex has an associated UDS. The sum of all the UDS in the complex is equal to the total land area of the apartment complex. UDS is usually calculated as a percentage of the apartments` super built-up area to the total super built-up are of all the apartments.