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Featured Guide

Tamil Nadu Land Records Explained: Patta, Chitta, Adangal & FMB

What Patta, Chitta, Adangal and the FMB sketch each show about land in Tamil Nadu.

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Land Records & Patta

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Land Records & Patta

Joint Patta (Kootu Patta) to Individual Patta (Thani Patta) in Tamil Nadu: How to Get Your Own Name on the Land

How co-owners get individual pattas from a joint (kootu) patta: partition deed, cost and time.

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Land Records & Patta

Patta Transfer in Tamil Nadu: SRO to Revenue Records Explained

Why registering a sale deed and updating the Patta are two separate steps, and how they connect.

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Land Records & Patta

Survey Numbers Explained: How Rural Land Subdivision Works in Tamil Nadu

How rural Survey Numbers are assigned and subdivided over time, explained with a worked example.

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Land Records & Patta

Town Survey Numbers & TSLR Explained: Urban Land Records in Tamil Nadu

How survey numbers, subdivisions and TSLR extracts identify a plot, in rural and urban Tamil Nadu.

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Buying Property

Joint Patta (Kootu Patta) vs Individual Patta (Thani Patta) in Tamil Nadu: Can You Still Buy the Plot?

Is it safe to buy a plot with a joint patta (kootu patta)? What to check first and when to pause.

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NRI Property

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NRI Property

Selling Property in India as an NRI: How TDS Works in 2026 and How to Keep It From Holding Up Your Money

When an NRI sells, the buyer deducts TDS, often more than the tax owed. How to plan and reduce it.

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NRI Property

Closing Costs for NRI Property Buyers in Tamil Nadu: Know What You Are Buying First

What you buy and how you buy it decide your closing costs: stamp duty, GST, loan and POA costs.

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