Finance/Compliance Consultant
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Posted on 08 November 2026
Property registered in a brother's name:
• If land and building were registered by sale deed in your brother's name (March, date truncated), legally the owner is your brother. If you paid the consideration, it's a gift to your brother (siblings are relatives: exempt for him). Or it may be benami: Benami Act exceptions include property held in a sibling's name where the individual appears as joint owner and pays from known sources. If the property is solely in the brother's name, it's not covered by that exception.
• Income-tax: the brother owns it for tax purposes (rental income, capital gains on sale are his).
• If you want to be treated as owner, the registered title must be in your name.