Guides

NRI property guides: owning and transferring land in India from abroad

The questions every NRI family asks us, answered without file numbers. General information — not legal or tax advice.

• 6 min read

  Power of Attorney: managing property from abroad

  How a Special Power of Attorney lets a trusted person act for you in India — what it can and cannot do, and how to execute one from overseas.

• 5 min read

  Mutation, Pahani and Record of Rights explained

  Owning the sale deed is not enough. Learn what mutation is, why NRIs discover 20-year-old gaps, and how to fix them.

• 7 min read

  Transferring ancestral property between generations

  Gift, will, partition, or succession — which route fits your family, what it costs, and how to keep siblings aligned across generations.

• 6 min read

  Encroachment: spotting it early and acting fast

  The most common NRI land loss is gradual: a neighbour's fence moving a metre per year. How to monitor, document, and legally protect vacant plots.

• 6 min read

  Selling property as an NRI and repatriating the money

  TDS, capital gains, NRO accounts, and the Form 15CA/CB path — what to line up before you accept an offer.

• 5 min read

  The NRI property compliance calendar

  What is due when — property tax, water and electricity, tenant KYC, and the records to refresh every year so nothing lapses.

• 6 min read

  Bhu Bharati (ex-Dharani) for NRIs: land records in Telangana

  Telangana replaced Dharani with Bhu Bharati in 2025. How an NRI registers, reads Pahani and ROR-1B, fixes passbook errors, and applies for mutation from abroad.

• 5 min read

  Can an NRI buy or keep agricultural land in India?

  FEMA rules on farmland, plantations and farmhouses for NRIs and OCIs — what you cannot buy, what you can inherit or receive as a gift, and how to sell it later.

• 5 min read

  Encumbrance certificate (EC) in Telangana: how to get it from abroad

  What a 30-year EC shows, how to download it from the IGRS portal or MeeSeva, and why every NRI should pull one every year.

• 5 min read

  Gift deed to family in Telangana: stamp duty and process (2026)

  Parents gifting to NRI children is the most common transfer we handle. Current stamp duty, who counts as family, and how to register from abroad.

• 6 min read

  Legal heir certificate, family member certificate and succession for NRIs in Telangana

  When a parent passes away without a will: which certificate you need, where MeeSeva fits in, and how siblings abroad complete inheritance mutation.

• 6 min read

  Renting out your Hyderabad property as an NRI: tax, TDS and tenants

  How rental income is taxed for NRIs, the 30% TDS every tenant must deduct, Form 15CA/CB, and how to manage tenants without a relative chasing rent.

• 5 min read

  GHMC property tax for NRIs: PTIN, paying online, and fixing the name

  How to find your PTIN, pay Greater Hyderabad property tax from abroad, claim the early-bird rebate, and correct a wrong name or assessment.