Syed Shayan Real Estate Archive
Syed Shayan Real Estate Archive
From Real Estate History
In the aftermath of the First World War, Europe faced widespread devastation. Millions of homes had been destroyed, while soldiers returned from the front to cities unable to absor......
Read More →On November 13, 1961, the Lahore Improvement Trust (LIT) approved a major expansion of Model Town, one of Lahore’s earliest planned residential areas. The project aimed to address ......
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The Mumbai we see today was not the same in 1668. At that time, it was not a single organised city but a cluster of seven separate islands, with seawater flowing between them. Ther......
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On October 10, 1924, the Registrar of Co-operative Societies in the Bengal Presidency recorded one of the earliest applications for a Residential Cooperative Housing Society in Cal......
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In Britain, the understanding of land and property ownership underwent a decisive and lasting transformation with the legal enforcement of the Land Registration Rules 1925 under St......
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The acquisition of land for the Model Town Society was one of the most remarkable and spirited chapters in its early history. Dewan Khem Chand and his...
Between 1921 and 1924, the land for Model Town Lahore was acquired in successive phases. The process began in 1921, shortly after the establishment of...