Can An NRI Sell Property in India Without Going to India?
Yes — with a properly drafted, apostilled and registered Power of Attorney. Here's exactly how it works from the UK.
Short answer: yes — and here's how
If you live in the UK and own property in India, the entire sale — from listing to registration to repatriating proceeds to your UK account — can be completed without you flying back. The mechanism is a Special Power of Attorney executed in the UK and registered in India.
The UK execution path
Sign the advocate-drafted PoA before a UK notary public or solicitor. Apostille at the FCDO Legalisation Office (Milton Keynes). Attest at the Indian High Commission in London. Courier to India. Your PoA holder pays stamp duty and registers it at the sub-registrar within 90 days.
What happens at sale
Your advocate negotiates with the buyer, files Form 13 for a Lower TDS Certificate, prepares the sale deed, presents you (via PoA) at the sub-registrar, and coordinates Form 15CA/15CB so proceeds are remitted to your UK account up to USD 1 million per financial year.
The mistakes to avoid
A General PoA, an unregistered PoA, skipping FCDO apostille, or not filing Form 13 before the sale — each of these costs you money or causes registration delays. A specialist NRI legal team typically pays for itself many times over on a single transaction.
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