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Partition deed stamp duty in Delhi explained for 2026: the 2% rate on the separated share at circle value, compulsory registration, when a memorandum of family settlement needs no stamp at all, why a genuine partition triggers no capital gains — and the ₹2 crore worked example against the conveyance routes.

The Delhi Rent Control Act explained for 2026: why the 1958 law still governs only tenancies under ₹3,500 a month, the Section 14 eviction grounds and the five-year bar on purchasers, why the 1995 replacement never arrived and Delhi hasn’t adopted the Model Tenancy Act — and what it all means when buying or selling a tenanted South Delhi property.

Tax on rental income in India for FY 2026-27, worked for a South Delhi landlord: the 30% standard deduction, municipal tax and home-loan interest rules, the new-regime slabs, the tenant’s 2% TDS above ₹50,000, the NRI landlord’s ~31.2% withholding, GST on renting to companies, and a ₹1.5 lakh/month worked example.

The 2026 guide for an NRI selling property in India: TDS under Section 195 at effective 13–14.95% on the full price, the Form 13 certificate that fixes it, the Budget 2026 no-TAN change effective 1 October 2026, 12.5% capital gains without indexation, and the USD 1 million repatriation route.