Property, Wills & Estate Law in India

Property is where India's paperwork bites hardest. The difference between owning an asset and owning a lawsuit is often a document that was never registered, a title never traced back far enough, or stamp duty paid at the wrong rate.

These guides cover the transactions that matter most — buying, letting, gifting and inheriting — including why almost every rent agreement in India runs for exactly eleven months, and what a will has to contain to survive a challenge.