The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has planned to ban the sale and purchase of property file in the private housing schemes.
The department has decided to introduce a new digital verification method to enhance transparency and to protect the buyers from any kind of fraud or forgery.
While chairing a meeting on June 8, the Director General (DG) of the LDA, Tahir Farooq, said that the selling and purchasing of the property files within LDA’s jurisdiction will be completely banned from July 1.
He added that all of the private housing schemes are hereby directed to transfer their records to the Punjab Land Records Authority (PLRA) digital system by June 30, 2026.
Under the new policy introduced by the LDA, all kinds of property transactions will be completely carried out through officially issued certificates rather than the old file system.
DG LDA said that we are bringing a change in Pakistan’s real estate sector by developing new and effective policies to promote the digital system.
Tahir Farooq stated that the reforms were designed to bring greater transparency to property transactions and reduce the risk of fraud.
He said, “An awareness campaign would be launched to educate citizens about the new system and its benefits”.
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Private housing schemes will soon be able to issue green certificates and official registration documents directly through a new digital portal, under a revised framework aimed at modernising property records and reducing fraud.
Each property certificate will include a QR code, allowing buyers, regulators and other authorities to instantly verify ownership details and related information through a simple scan.
Officials say the initiative is part of wider provincial efforts to digitise land records and shift the real estate sector away from paper-based systems that have long been vulnerable to delays, disputes and inconsistencies.
The housing sector has traditionally relied on manual documentation and file-driven processes, often leading to prolonged verification procedures and legal complications in property transactions.
Under the new system, authorities argue that buyers will benefit from greater transparency and security, with property data accessible “at the click of a button,” helping reduce ownership disputes and improve confidence in the market.
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