Property

Check funding limits and net returns before buying property overseas

Overseas property now accounts for 13 per cent of surveyed buyers' wealth, up from about 5 per cent a decade ago. Experts explain the remittance limits, tax obligations and risks investors must assess

Property registrations in Mumbai fall 25% during Navratri: Report

Mumbai recorded 4,680 property registrations during Navratri 2026, down from 6,238 a year ago, while registration revenue declined 15 per cent to ₹499 crore, Knight Frank said

Joint property in your name? Here's why source of funds matters in disputes

A man was ordered to vacate a jointly registered house after the court found that his wife's father had funded its purchase

Real estate consultants expand into design, project management, and tech

Real estate consultants are expanding into design, project management, flexible workspaces and technology to diversify revenue and offer clients integrated services

Maharashtra to soon bring DELTA Act to tokenise immovable properties

The proposed DELTA Act will create a legal framework for blockchain-based tokenisation of land and other immovable assets, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said

Buying property? Mutation of ownership alone does not prove title

Trace the title chain, check encumbrances and verify every owner's right to sell before buying a property; mutation, tax records and possession alone do not establish ownership

Property registered in your name? That's not the end of ownership process

A registered sale deed records the transaction, but buyers must check title history, encumbrances and other records before claiming clear ownership

Property tech firms find new opportunities in real estate through AI

While AI boosts property sales and efficiency, buyers and experts agree human trust remains essential

Cidco signs 60-year lease pact with Today Royal Developers for ₹177 crore

The Navi Mumbai plot in Nerul, secured through Cidco's e-tender process, will be developed for residential and commercial use under a 60-year lease agreement

LIC eyes improvement in realty returns, considers separate unit

LIC is looking to improve returns from real estate properties, and the insurer would also explore the option of a separate subsidiary to achieve greater efficiency in managing its vast assets, which are conservatively estimated at over Rs 60,000 crore. "We have substantial real estate, both inherited and purchased over the period of 70 years that we have been operating. It is used both for our own use and as well as investment which earns returns for us. "We look at each piece of real estate as an investment. As part of the asset, we expect each property to contribute towards the returns for the policyholders as well as shareholders," LIC CEO and MD R Doraiswamy told PTI in an interview. In the recent past, he said LIC has initiated a comprehensive review of its real estate portfolio to assess the returns and yields it generates, and to identify opportunities for further optimisation and improvement. This detailed analysis is aimed at enhancing returns for policyholders while also

Mumbai property registrations rise 6% in April 2026, best in 14 years

This was the best-ever April for the city in the past 14 years, signalling continued end-user demand

Disclose high-value property gifts, taxable or exempt, in tax return

With high-value immovable property gifts now under SFT reporting, scrutiny will rise, making accurate disclosure of such transactions in income tax returns increasingly important

Secondary home buy? Run a 30-year title search, get encumbrance certificate

For the title to be clean, there should be an unbroken chain of registered documents, with the latest in the seller's name

Healthy tradition for husband to give assets to wife: Priya Kapur to HC

Priya Kapur told the Delhi High Court that bequeathing assets to one's wife has long been a "healthy" tradition in the Kapur family, as Sunjay Kapur's children challenge the authenticity of his Will

Registering property does not prove ownership, verify title before purchase

Lawful possession and an unbroken, valid chain of documents are other pre-requisites before registering a property, else ownership may not be guaranteed

Sale of immovable property outside scope of service tax: Supreme Court

The revenue department had contested a 2019 order of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), which had quashed a tax demand exceeding Rs 10 crore

'Digital ghost' in his Will: Sunjay Kapur's kids to Delhi High Court

The will purportedly executed by their father was only in digital form, the children's lawyer, senior advocate Mahesh Jethmalani, told the Delhi High Court

Asset split in divorce: Courts presume equal ownership of joint assets

They increasingly recognise the wife's non-monetary contributions such as homemaking and childcare when dividing assets

Husband can't claim sole ownership of joint property over EMI payments: HC

A husband cannot assert exclusive ownership over a property jointly acquired and registered in the name of both spouses, solely on the basis that he paid the EMIs, the Delhi High Court has held. A bench of justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar made the observation on September 22. "Once the property stands in the joint names of the spouses, the husband cannot be permitted to claim exclusive ownership merely on the ground that he alone provided the purchase consideration," the court said. It said the husband's claim would contravene Section 4 of the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, which bars a person, claiming to be the real owner of the property, from instituting any suit, claim or action to enforce rights against any other person in whose name the property stands. In her petition before the high court, the wife also claimed that 50 per cent of the surplus amount belonged to her, asserting that it formed part of her stridhan (a woman's absolute a

Circle rates in Ghaziabad may rise up to 40%, buyers face higher costs

Ghaziabad administration has proposed up to 40 per cent hike in circle rates, raising concerns that higher stamp duty and fees could make homes unaffordable without regulatory relief