<h1>Circle rate revision raises property valuation and stamp duty base, increasing transaction costs across property categories.</h1> Revised circle rates in Lucknow, effective after ten years, raise assessed property values-generally by 15-25 percent depending on area and type-thereby increasing the stamp duty valuation base. Rates are set in three categories: non agriculture land along roads under nine metres, ordinary residential properties, and premium properties (flats offering any two of pool, club, gym or segment road), with construction cost applicability for premium units. Examples include Ashok Marg premium rising from 26,000 to 32,500 per sq m, ordinary from 24,000 to 30,000 per sq m, and non agri sub 9m road land on Ashok Marg from 30,500 to 33,500 per sq m; other localities show increases up to around 31 percent.