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ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT "GIFT DEED"

  GIFT DEED All human beings like to gift something to their relatives and loved ones in the family or even outside of family. Although gifting is common, but few of us understand the legal implications of gifting process and procedure involved in doing so. Ideal way of gifting is through execution of proper gift deed and this process scores above drafting “WILL” in some respect. WHAT IS GIFT DEED A Gift Deed is a legal document that describes voluntary transfer of gift from the DONOR (owner of property) to DONEE (receiver of gift) without any exchange of money. The DONOR must be solvent and should not use this tool for tax evasion and illegal gains, of whatsoever nature. WHAT CAN BE GIFTED Anything which qualifies as Gift must have following properties A.    It must be well defined existing moveable or immovable property B.    It must be transferable C.    It should exist today and should not be future property D.    It sho...

ELEVEN BASIC DOCUMENTS YOU NEED TO CHECK WHILE PURCHASING A PROPERTY

  AGREEEMENT TO SELL It is the first document prepared in anticipation of a sale of the property. It contains a detailed description of the property and states the terms and conditions between the Seller and the Buyer, including the purchase price agreed upon. SALE DEED / REGISTRY / TITLE DEED The Sale Deed or Registry or Title Deed is the most important document that records the actual transfer of ownership of the property. It needs to be registered in the office of the concerned Sub-Registrar’s office under whose jurisdiction is the subject property. TITLE SEARCH AND REPORT Property title search is a process of retrieving the chain of documents relating to the history of the property that has been registered with the concerned authority. It includes a description of the property and name of the title holders at different stages. It is the most important document required for procuring a home loan. KHATA CERTIFICATE This document is known by different names in differ...