The real estate sector in India continues to evolve at an accelerated pace, driven by rapid urbanization, institutionalization of the market, regulatory reforms such as RERA, and growing investor interest in both residential and commercial segments. Against this dynamic backdrop, KNM & Partners offers a comprehensive, full-cycle legal service platform to clients operating across the real estate value chain. The Firm’s Real Estate Practice is recognized for its ability to blend deep sectoral knowledge with integrated legal expertise across corporate, disputes, banking & finance, taxation, insolvency & restructuring, and regulatory compliance.
The Firm supports clients through every stage of the real estate lifecycle – from land acquisition and project structuring to financing, construction, leasing, asset monetization, and dispute resolution. The Firm routinely assists developers, investors, lenders, private equity funds, REITs, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals (HNIs) in structuring complex real estate transactions, addressing regulatory hurdles, and resolving contentious issues involving property rights, title disputes, and consumer grievances.
With vast experience across asset classes including residential, commercial, industrial, logistics, hospitality, retail, and mixed-use developments, the Firm is uniquely positioned to offer strategic, transaction-specific, and risk-sensitive legal advice. The Firm’s cross-disciplinary approach ensures that clients benefit from seamless support across legal, regulatory, tax, and dispute management needs, safeguarding investments and ensuring regulatory compliance at every step.
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The Firm advises on the acquisition, sale, lease, development, and monetization of land and built-up assets. The Firm’s services include structuring SPVs, drafting joint development agreements (JDAs), collaboration and investment agreements, REIT transactions, and advising on foreign direct investment (FDI) in real estate.
The Firm’s real estate team conducts thorough legal due diligence for acquisitions, financing, and development, providing title verification, encumbrance analysis, litigation checks, and zoning and land-use assessments critical to project viability.
The Firm assists in obtaining RERA registrations for projects and agents, handling consumer complaints, and advising on compliance with state-specific RERA rules, along with environmental clearances, town planning approvals, and local authority permissions.
The Firm represents lenders, borrowers, and investors in real estate finance, including construction finance, lease rental discounting (LRD), refinancing, and mortgage transactions. The Firm’s services include drafting loan agreements, security documents, escrow arrangements, and mortgage deeds.
The Firm advises on the tax implications of real estate deals, including GST on development rights, capital gains tax planning, stamp duty structuring, TDS applicability, and tax optimization strategies for rental income and property investments.
The Firm represents creditors, homebuyers, resolution applicants, and insolvency professionals in insolvency proceedings involving real estate developers and assets. The Firm’s team advises on resolution plans, IBC-RERA intersections, and recovery strategies before NCLT and courts.
The Firm’s disputes team handles litigation across courts, tribunals, and arbitral forums concerning title disputes, breach of development agreements, consumer complaints, landlord-tenant matters, and specific performance suits.
The Firm advises on lease structuring and documentation for commercial, retail, and warehousing spaces, including built-to-suit arrangements, leave and license agreements, co-working models, and customized tenancy frameworks, ensuring enforceability and compliance with state tenancy laws.
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