
Documents Required to Sell Property in India: Full Checklist
A checklist of the documents needed to sell land, a plot, a house or a flat in India, what each one proves and where to get it, with the land record and official portal for each state.
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A checklist of the documents needed to sell land, a plot, a house or a flat in India, what each one proves and where to get it, with the land record and official portal for each state.

The full procedure to sell land, a plot, a house or a flat in India, from title checks and pricing to registration, TDS, mutation and capital gains tax, with inherited, joint and home loan cases.

NRIs and OCI cardholders can buy residential and commercial property in India, but not agricultural land, plantations or farm houses. Here is how payment, inheritance, repatriation and TDS work.

A legal heir certificate names the heirs of a person who has died. Here is how to apply on e-Sevai in Tamil Nadu, the documents, the fee and how it differs from a succession certificate.

General or special POA, compulsory registration since 2012, stamp duty for family and others, signing a POA abroad, how to revoke it, and the risks of buying from a POA holder.

What an FMB sketch is, how to download it free from Tamil Nadu's e-services portal, and how buyers use it to match the land on the ground with the survey map.

How to view patta, chitta and the A-register on Tamil Nadu's e-services portal, check that an extract is genuine, and what to look for before you buy land.

View an encumbrance certificate free on tnreginet.gov.in, or apply for a signed EC with a QR code. Details you need, search period, reading entries and missing sales.

How to check online that a plot or layout in Tamil Nadu is DTCP or CMDA approved, which papers to ask the seller for, and what to do if it is not.

Who can buy from you, signing through a power of attorney, documents, TDS and capital gains, and getting the money abroad.

What a broker's 1% to 2% commission adds up to, what selling yourself still costs, and how to stay safe without a broker.

Who can buy farm land in each state, the documents to check, what it costs and how to register it, in plain English.