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Property transaction taxes were reduced
The 2026 federal budget cut withholding tax for filers on property purchases from 2.5% to 1.25%, and on sales from 5.5% to 2.75%. Industry participants expect the lower transaction costs to improve market activity and investor confidence
A major LDA change is the move away from traditional property-file trading in private housing schemes. From July 1, transactions are intended to use officially issued property certificates, with digital verification and QR codes.
Safari Garden is promoting a new “Safari Lux” project.
The developer currently lists Safari Lux as “Coming Soon,” describing it as a more premium addition to Safari Garden.
The company continues positioning Central Park as a broader lifestyle community, rather than simply a housing project, with residential, commercial, healthcare, education, sports and recreational facilities.
In March 2026, Urban Developers announced a brand-ambassador agreement with Hamza Ali Abbasi and Naimal Khawar Khan for Central Park Housing Scheme. The company presented this as part of its Vision 2030 branding and growth strategy.
Etihad Town launched Phase IV in collaboration with Shahana Living at Faletti's Hotel Lahore on July 4. It is located around Chenab Road/Jhelum Road and is being marketed as the group's latest Lahore development. Multiple news reports describe the launch as having 100% LDA approval.
LAHORE: The Senate Standing Committee on Kashmir Affairs, Gilgit-Baltistan and States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) has been told that almost 50pc of 2,325 acres of Jammu & Kashmir state property and agriculture land in Lahore’s Wagah tehsil is under encroachment.
LAHORE: The digitalisation of Lahore’s urban land management entered its next phase as Deputy Commissioner Captain Muhammad Ali Ijaz (R) inspected counter operations at the Shalimar and Wagah Land Record Centres on Wednesday.