03 — Drafted once, registered properly

Property Documentation & Registration

Drafting, stamping and registration of sale deeds, agreements for sale, gift and release deeds, powers of attorney and leave and licence agreements — with a title search before you sign.

A man signing a printed agreement with a pen

Heard before

  • Sub-Registrar offices (IGR Maharashtra)
  • Collector of Stamps, Mumbai
  • City Survey and Land Records offices

The law that applies

  • Registration Act, 1908
  • Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958
  • Transfer of Property Act, 1882
  • Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 (leave and licence)

A property document is read most carefully on the day something goes wrong — a buyer who will not pay, a brother who says he never released his share, a bank that will not accept the chain of title. We draft for that day.

Title first

Before any purchase, we trace the chain of title through the earlier agreements and search the Sub-Registrar’s records. You get a written report: what is clean, what is missing, and what to insist on before you pay.

Stamp duty and registration

Stamp duty in Mumbai is computed on the higher of the agreement value and the government’s ready-reckoner value. A document must generally be presented for registration within four months of its execution. Our stamp duty calculator shows the government charges on a purchase; our fee for drafting and attending registration is quoted separately, in writing.

Family transfers

Gift deeds, release deeds and relinquishments between family members carry their own stamp duty treatment and their own risks. We will tell you which instrument fits what your family is actually trying to do.

Leave and licence

In Maharashtra, a leave and licence agreement must be registered — Section 55 of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act puts the burden on the landlord. Registration can be done online, and we handle it end to end.

How a property documents matter usually moves

  1. 01

    Title search

    We trace the chain of title and search the Sub-Registrar's records, then give you our findings in writing before money changes hands.

  2. 02

    Draft and agree

    The deed is drafted for your transaction — not a template — and the parties agree it before it goes on stamp.

  3. 03

    Stamp duty

    Duty is computed on the higher of the agreement value and the ready-reckoner value, and paid online to the Government.

  4. 04

    Registration

    The parties appear before the Sub-Registrar for biometrics and admission; the registered document is returned with its index.

Every matter is different; this is the usual path, not a promise of one.

Matters in this area

See them in the full index
  • DraftingGift deedTransfers within the family, with the stamp duty treatment the relationship attracts.
  • RegistrationLeave & licence agreementDrafted and registered online, as Maharashtra law requires.Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 — Section 55
  • DraftingPower of attorneyGeneral or special POA, and its cancellation, drafted to the purpose and registered where required.
  • DraftingRectification & cancellation deedsCorrecting an error in a registered document, or cancelling one that should not stand.
  • RegistrationRegistration at the Sub-RegistrarAppointment, stamp duty payment, biometrics and admission — we attend with you.Registration Act, 1908
  • DraftingRelease & relinquishment deedA co-owner or heir gives up their share — registered, so the question never comes back.
  • DraftingAgreement for sale & sale deedDrafted for your transaction, stamped on the correct value, and registered.Transfer of Property Act, 1882
  • AdvisoryTitle search & certificateChain of title traced and the Sub-Registrar's records searched; a written report before you pay.

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Advocates in this area

  • Adv. Meera KulkarniPartner
  • Adv. Nikhil PatilAssociate

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