You can enter into a tripartite agreement with the developer inter alia in respect of the flat and which tripartite agreement could also be the sale deed which can be executed prior to the completion of the construction of the property or in the alternative an agreement can be made between the husband and wife whereunder the husband transfers a proportionate undivided interest in the flat in fa...
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It is assumed that you want to add your wife's name as an equal owner in the property. If yes, then you can gift undivided share of a flat to your spouse by executing a gift deed to the extent of 50% and make relevant applications to the society for adding her name in the society records
If the property is under construction then depending on the terms of the Agreement between you and the developer, you may execute a Sale Deed for such proportionate of your undivided interest in the house unto and in favour of your friend.
The fact that the entire payment for the flat is going to be made by you and also since the EMI is going to be paid by you from your salary, you alone would be entitled to claim the benefit of the payment of interest in your income tax returns and more so since the income of husband and wife are clubbed by the income tax authorities in most cases.
If the said property is your ancestral property then the same is a property of HUF and you are co-owner to the same.
However, if it is property of your father in his individual capacity then the most cost effective way is to make a gift deed and thereby transfer partial ownership as the gift so received will not taxable under the provisions of the Income Tax Act. The Stamp duty and registr...
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Registration charges of 1% of agreement value shall need to be paid again, plus in case of a gift from one brother to another, it will be treated as a gift deed and 3% stamp duty of agreement value shall also need to be paid