Guides for NRI landlords

These are written by Door-Let for owners managing Indian rental property from abroad. They cover the things that tend to surface without warning: a renter has deducted a third of the rent, a bank has asked what kind of account this is, an accountant has mentioned a form you have never heard of. They are general information rather than tax or legal advice, they state the position as of August 2026, and rules and rates change. Check anything that matters with a chartered accountant before acting on it.

• How to record a partial rent payment

  A practical ₹25,000 rent example: record what arrived, keep the balance visible, and avoid counting a payment twice.

• Managing rental property in India from abroad

  The umbrella how-to for the remote owner: why distance scatters what you know about your own property, and how one connected record puts it back in a single place.

• How NRIs collect rent on property in India

  The mechanics of getting rent in: which account it lands in, the ways renters actually pay, why the amount that arrives can differ from what you charged, and reconciling the two.

• An NRI landlord's checklist for India

  The start-here list, grouped: the money setup, the tax duties, the operational record and staying reachable, each item one honest line with the longer pages linked.

• Renting out property in India as an NRI

  The whole picture on one page: which account the rent must go into, the tax withheld before you see it, what can be moved out of India, and what your renter is required to do.

• TDS on rent paid to an NRI landlord, explained

  Why about 31.2% was deducted from your rent, why it is withholding rather than a permanent cut, and the two ways to get it back or bring it down.

• Form 13 and the Section 197 certificate

  The application that lowers the deduction rate: who makes it, what it changes for your renter, and what it leaves exactly as it was.

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