Free NRI property field guides

Four plain-English field guides for NRIs who own property in India, written from primary sources, covering the six cities we operate in: Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Gurgaon. Three run the ownership lifecycle; the fourth is for the owner moving their tax base out of India. Enter your email on the page to download them as PDFs.

Buy & Hold

Buying property in India and keeping title without losing it: what FEMA lets you buy and how the money must move, PAN and KYC, a power of attorney that works, due diligence and the TDS you deduct as a buyer, RERA, the benami trap, vacant-flat risk, and khata. 62 pages.

Rent & Run

Letting an India flat and running it from abroad: the leave-and-licence agreement, where the rent lands and the tenant's TDS, rental-income tax, society dues and bills, the GST and deposit scams that target NRI landlords, eviction, and how to choose and control a manager. 59 pages.

The Exit: Sell, Inherit & Repatriate

Selling, inheriting, and moving money home: capital gains and the exemptions that cut them, the buyer's TDS under Section 195 and the lower-deduction certificate, repatriation and the USD 1 million route, DTAA relief, inheritance, succession certificates, and the co-heir deadlock. 64 pages.

Move Your Tax Base (companion guide)

A fourth field guide for NRIs who are leaving India, not only managing a flat from abroad: Section 6 residency and the RNOR window, the FEMA banking switch and the USD 1 million route, and deep profiles of the UAE, Singapore, and Portugal. Read how to move your tax base abroad. 49 pages.

These guides report the rules and name the traps. They are not legal or tax advice; confirm your own facts with a chartered accountant and a lawyer. Get an itemized management proposal or read our NRI property guides.