Guides and updates
Clear, sourced reading on the homes, the neighbourhood and the paperwork of buying in Pune, written for people weighing up a pre-launch purchase.
The project
The two Type 2 plans at Codename Vybe: 1,215 and 1,244 sq ft
Units 01 and 02 share a name, a living room and a kitchen. Where the 29 sq ft between them goes, who each plan suits and how to choose between them.
Type 2-A, the largest 3 BHK at Codename Vybe, room by room
The 1,285 sq ft Type 2-A is 41 to 164 sq ft larger than the other 3 BHKs. Where that area goes, what it does not buy, and who the plan suits.
The compact 3 BHKs at Codename Vybe: 1,121 or 1,198 sq ft
Type 1 and Type 2-B have near-identical living rooms. One spends its space on kitchen and foyer, the other on a second wardrobe room and a long bedroom.
What fits in the rooms at Codename Vybe: beds, sofas, tables
The published room sizes tested against standard Indian furniture: which bed suits which bedroom, how much sofa a living room takes, and dining tables.
Pooja area, lobby and dry balcony: the small spaces in every plan
The entrance lobby, pooja space, dry balcony, ODU ledges and walk-in wardrobes drawn into the Codename Vybe plans, and why each one matters day to day.
Location
Vadgaon Budruk or Vadgaon Khurd: which Vadgaon is which
Budruk and Khurd are Persian for greater and smaller. How the two Vadgaons on Sinhagad Road differ in the records, the civic map and property listings.
Commuting from Sinhagad Road to Pune’s job hubs in 2026
Roads and public transport from the Sinhagad Road corridor to Hinjewadi, Baner, the city centre, Hadapsar, Magarpatta and Kharadi, as of November 2026.
Sinhagad Road then and now: how the villages became suburbs
From a road to a dam and a fort to a city corridor: the PMC mergers of 1997, 2017 and 2021, the Sinhgad campus, the 2008 widening and the flyover.
Water on Sinhagad Road: where it comes from and what to ask
Sinhagad Road lies below the dams that supply Pune, yet parts of it still run on tankers. The supply chain, the 24x7 scheme, and questions for a developer.
Pune ring road and Sinhagad Road: what is built, what is planned
Pune has two ring roads on paper. One is being built past Khadakwasla, the other is still at land acquisition. Where each stands, from dated reports.
Khadakwasla, Sinhagad and Panshet: weekends at the road’s end
The dam, the fort and Panshet beyond: what draws Pune out along Sinhagad Road at weekends, and the rules, closures and crowds to plan around.
Renting out a flat on Sinhagad Road: tenants, rents and yields
Who rents around Vadgaon, what portals said rents and yields were in 2026, why their figures differ, and what makes a flat on Sinhagad Road easy to let.
Buying guide
Budgeting beyond the price: the costs Pune buyers forget
Advance maintenance, society charges, loan fees, mortgage stamp duty, legal fees, fit-out and moving: what to budget beyond a Pune flat’s agreement value.
OC and completion certificate in Pune: what each one certifies
What the completion certificate and OC confirm under Pune’s building rules, why possession without an OC is risky, how a part OC works and how to check.
If possession runs late: your rights under RERA Section 18
Interest or a refund, the MahaRERA interest rate, what force majeure does and does not change, and how to file a complaint if a flat is handed over late.
Defect liability under RERA: using the five-year window
What counts as a defect under Section 14(3) of RERA, how to notify the promoter, what MahaRERA ordered in 2026 and what to do if repairs stall.
Maintenance, sinking fund and repair fund: what you pay and when
What a Pune flat costs to run: deposits at possession, charges before the society forms, and the sinking and repair fund minimums under the 2026 rules.
Car parking in Maharashtra: what you can own and what you share
Open, stilt, covered or garage: which parking a developer may sell, what the Supreme Court said in 2010, and how to read the parking clause.
Society formation and conveyance: what happens after the keys
When a Maharashtra promoter must form the housing society, convey the building and land and hand over documents, and how deemed conveyance works now.
Buying in Pune as an NRI: FEMA, loans, TDS and repatriation
What FEMA lets NRIs and OCIs buy, which accounts can pay, how NRI home loans work, TDS under the 2025 Act and the rules for sending sale money abroad.
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