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Your sister can grant energy of legal professional to your mom or your self

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I’m going by the sale of the property of our father who died in 2018. We have finished the property’s mutation within the identify of my mom, elder sister and myself. My sister has moved to the UK. We have a purchaser in India who has given an advance for the property and wishes energy of legal professional for the progress and to finalize the deal. Would recognize your steering on similar. – Shashank As per the main points supplied to us, we perceive that your mom, elder sister and your self are the one authorized heirs of your deceased father who’re the co-owners of the topic property and now promoting the immovable property to a purchaser. It is assumed that the consideration within the proposed transaction would even be divided amongst you. Since your sister is residing in UK, she will likely be required to present a particular energy of legal professional, which is required to be apostilled (a sort of attestation) within the UK. The energy of legal professional could also be granted by your sister both in favour of your mom or your self, for the aim of executing, admitting execution and registration of sale deed after which at any time thereafter to current and register sale deed and different paperwork relating the sale of the topic property. Once the apostilled energy of legal professional is introduced into India, it might require to be stamped and signed with the suitable stamp responsibility as per the relevant state stamp Act. This energy of legal professional will then be required to get the sale deed to be executed with the possible purchaser and registered earlier than the involved workplace of sub-registrar having applicable jurisdiction. I’m about to buy a property within the village space of Santacruz East, Mumbai. It’s a landed property, and the proprietor died lengthy again. The property tax, nonetheless, nonetheless comes within the landowner’s identify. A home is constructed on that property the place 4 particular person flats are constructed. I’m trying to buy a kind of flats. I’ve been instructed that homes in villages don’t require stamp responsibility and registration, however an settlement is sufficient on the market. Is this true? If not, then I wish to get the stamp responsibility registration finished. How do I’m going about it? — Rochelle All transactions on the market and buy of immovable properties require to be stamped and registered as per prevailing stamp and registration legal guidelines in India. Hence, the knowledge supplied to you as per your question is inaccurate. In reply to the question on easy methods to go concerning the proposed transaction in relation to the landed property (which we perceive could also be both a residential flat, store, industrial premises or plot), a sale deed would require to be stamped as per the stamp Act prevailing within the state of Maharashtra and registered with the sub-registrar’s workplace having applicable jurisdiction. Note that as per the prevailing legal guidelines, the state authorities prescribes prepared reckoner charges/circle charges, whereby the minimal market worth of properties are prescribed that are usually revised yearly; and it’s advisable that such charges are to be thought of whereas finalizing the transaction, together with the revenue tax facet on the transaction. Note that our reply is simply restricted to the particular question raised by you and it’s advisable to hunt correct authorized recommendation. Aradhana Bhansali is accomplice, Rajani Associates. Queries and views at mintmoney@livemint.com Subscribe to Mint Newsletters * Enter a legitimate e-mail * Thank you for subscribing to our e-newsletter.