Expertise
Real Estate
This is the core practice of the firm. The firm gives specialist advise in real estate and is known for its pragmatic and innovative solutions to complex challenges in real estate transactions.
The seamless integration of many decades of expertise and of the firm’s team of lawyers and senior tax professional coupled with their in-depth knowledge of the real estate industry ensures a holistic assessment of the legal, tax and regulatory aspects of every transaction and this facilitates clients to achieve their objectives successfully and effectively in a cost efficient manner.
The firm provides tailored solutions based on the team’s astute understanding of business and commercial aspects of transaction.
Redevelopment
- Redevelopment of co-operative societies by builders
- Self-Redevelopment by co-operative housing societies
- Redevelopment of cess and non-cess properties under policies of various town planning authorities like MMRDA, MHADA, MCGM, MIDC, CIDCO, etc.
- Redevelopment of slum properties under the Slum Rehabilitation Scheme
- Redevelopment with built-up public parking, global FSI, Additional FSI under MHADA, Transfer of FSI of PTC tenements, Additional FSI in CRZ Area, TDR in Mumbai city and suburbs
- Redevelopment for service apartments, retail malls, service office facilities
- Advising Real Estate Developers, Land Owners, Co-operative Societies and Condominiums, Tenants and Society Members in all aspects of redevelopment including Development Control Regulations, CRZ policy, MMRDA global FSI, fungible FSI, etc.
Due Diligence
- Legal, Financial, Secretarial, Regulatory due diligence and title investigation
- Issuance of Due Diligence Reports, Title Reports, Title Certificate
Taxation
- Advise on capital gain tax and related investment under applicable laws
- Advise on Goods and Service Tax
Acquisition and Transfer
- Acquisition of freehold, leasehold, industrial, commercial and residential lands
- Acquisition of residential, commercial, industrial premises
- Conveyance to Co-operative Societies
- Formation of Condominium
- Commercial Lease and Licenses
Structuring transaction
- Legal, Financial, Secretar
- Assessing commercial and tax viability under all aspects of law and taxation including valuation, stamp duty, capital gains tax and GST implications
- Investment Structuring
- Debt structuring for real estate venture capital funds
- ial, Regulatory due diligence and title investigation
- Issuance of Due Diligence Reports, Title Reports, Title Certificate
Valuation of property
- Valuation of property and computation of stamp duty
- Valuation under Section 50C of the Income-tax Act, 1961
- Assisting in payment of stamp duty and registration procedures
Agricultural Lands
- Acquisition of Agricultural Lands for Integrated Special Townships, Industrial Parks, Information Technology Parks, Special Economic Zones
- Advisory services of land use and zoning regulations