Status of Heritage homes in Fort Kochi

Q: Hi, I heard that Heritage homes in Fort Kochi area are not getting buyers. Can I have more details on this?

Deepak Shetty, Kochi

4th February 2015

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I have been looking for a heritage property in Fort Kochi for quite a while now. Unfortunately sellers are too greedy and unrealistic on price expectations. That is the main reason genuine buyers are staying away!

Ken Kurien, Apartment Resident

30th March 2017

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I think the government should be even strict with laws about restoring heritage buildings and we should preserve our heritage. But, it is not possible for people to restore these buildings at regular intervals, specially because it involves such high costs. Government should provide funds for the restablishment of these houses.

Ashwini Eradi, Kochi

7th February 2015

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It was in the news the other day that a building in quiros street, which is one of the areas in heritage zone, collapsed in the middle of the night. There are so many houses in the region, but some of them are not in a good condition and hence they are not getting any buyers.

Krishna Abhijath, Kochi

7th February 2015

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My friend owns a house in the fort Kochi area. I am not so sure about this but I think the place is around 250 years old, but is still in pristine condition. He has not made any renovations in the place, he is trying to sell the place for quite some time now, but has failed to do so till date.

Naresh Valiathan, Kochi

7th February 2015

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According to the archaeological survey of India, any building which is more than a hundred years old is considered heritage. But sadly, there are no laws in Kerala to protect or fund these heritage places and even if they do make laws to preserve these buildings can the government provide funds for these monuments.

Naresh Valiathan, Kochi

7th February 2015

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The heritage laws for the city, Kochi are playing spoilsport as the law dictates that even if you want to restore the building , you can only do so only if you don't tamper with the structure of the building. Under such circumstances owners are left with no other option of either selling their buildings or restoring them.

Rajiv Unnithan, Kochi

6th February 2015

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Hey, I think most of the people are running from buying real estate in the Heritage Zone because one has to pay a certain amount for the building itself as a great deal of timber, brass and other fittings are a common sight at such places. The money that they will have to spend in restoring the place can be used to get a new house.

Suneel Chakyar, Kochi

6th February 2015

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Princess street, which has some of the best heritage hotels lined up on the whole stretch, is the most expensive area in Fort kochi. The current land value of the area crosses over 25 lakhs per cent pf land, which is obviously not affordable for majority of the population.

Sreekutty Nair, Kochi

5th February 2015

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Hi, The costs of these buildings are quite high when compared to any other part of the city. Most of the investment that the area gets is coming fromthe investors living abroad. Most of these investors are NRIs who want a large part of the land say 20 to 40 cents.

Allen George, Kochi

5th February 2015

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One more reason for the houses in the area not being sold is because of the dip in the tourist flow. Kochi's tourism in thecurrent scenario is depleting. Existing heritage hotels in the area are struggling to suirvive as they do not have enough customers.

Kunal Pillai, Kochi

4th February 2015

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Hello, Yes you are absolutely right, heritage homes in the fort kochi area are not getting any buyers because of the skyrocketing prices in the area. There are atleast 75 homes in the area but are not getting any buyers because of high rates of prices.

Krishna gowda, Kochi

4th February 2015

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Owners of these houses in the area are helpless, they want to sell their houses but are not able to because of the high prices and they do not even have an option for restoring their property because of the costs they will have to incur for restoration.

Suneel Chakyar, Kochi

4th February 2015

what about the house owners in fort kochi?

Arjun Sridhar, Kochi

4th February 2015