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Property purchase through Power of Attorney.

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I'm planning to buy a property in Kerala. The situation is as follows:

- The original owner is living in the UAE.

- They executed a Power of Attorney at the Indian Embassy in the UAE in February 2024.

- The PoA authorizes the attorney to sell the property.

- The attorney (PoA holder) is the original owner's daughter.

- The original PoA is with the daughter.

- The PoA has not been registered in Kerala it is attested from the Indian Embassy in the UAE.

- The original owner is currently unable to travel to India.

My concern is,

If I buy the property through this PoA without the original owner being physically present, will I face any issues in the future while taking a home loan, selling the property, or selling only a part of it? I am particularly concerned about the PoA not being registered in Kerala and whether that could create problems later.

My questions are:

  1. Can this embassy-attested PoA (executed in February 2024) still be registered in Kerala without the original owner being physically present?

  2. Can the owner's daughter alone present the PoA for registration before the Sub-Registrar and finish all formalities?

  3. If the PoA is never registered in Kerala and only the original exists, what happens if it is lost in the future?

How do I proceed with this?

I'd appreciate responses from anyone familiar with registration law, especially anyone who has handled a similar NRI property transaction.

Posted Jul 10, 2026, 5:57 PM UTC

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