{
  "id": 484984,
  "title": "DDA puts leasehold-to-freehold conversions on hold: What Delhi homeowners need to know",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/dda-puts-leasehold-to-freehold-conversions-on-hold-what-delhi",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-10T15:47:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/real-estate/news/dda-puts-leasehold-to-freehold-conversions-on-hold-what-delhi-homeowners-need-to-know/articleshow/133115648.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The ongoing review of the Delhi Development Authority's residential property conversion policy aims to streamline procedures for the public. All outstanding requests for conversion are currently frozen while this evaluation occurs. The policy allows for leasehold properties to transform into freehold, securing full ownership rights. This voluntary scheme encompasses a range of DDA-issued flats…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}