A buyer in Kuwait can file a complaint before the state RERA authority in India online, seeking a refund with interest or delay compensation until possession. You authorise us through a vakalatnama or power of attorney attested in Kuwait or at the Embassy of India. State authorities, including K-RERA in Kerala, hold hearings online, so travel is unnecessary.
- Document route
- Kuwaiti Ministry of Justice notarisation, Kuwait Ministry of Foreign Affairs attestation, then Embassy of India attestation
- Time difference
- IST is 2h30 ahead of Kuwait time all year (no daylight saving)
- Law
- Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act 2016
- Main remedy
- Section 18: refund or delay interest
Builder Delay & RERA from Kuwait: how it works
Your booking form, builder-buyer agreement, payment receipts and the builder's letters are reviewed alongside the project's RERA registration, promised completion date, extensions and earlier orders against the same builder. The complaint is drafted in the state's format and filed online, with your authorisation completed through the Kuwaiti attestation chain.
K-RERA and the other authorities first examine whether the builder missed its contractual or registered completion date. For buyers who want to exit, it usually orders a refund with interest at the prescribed rate from each payment date; for those who want the flat, monthly interest until possession. If the builder ignores the order, recovery is pursued as arrears of land revenue. Where the builder is under insolvency, we lodge your claim with the resolution professional instead. We explain both options in figures so that the relief you seek matches your plans in Kuwait and at home. Written updates follow every hearing, and because the authority sits during the Kuwaiti morning, you usually hear the outcome before your working day ends.
What clients in Kuwait should know
- Refunds of money paid from Kuwait or your NRE account return through the same route and remain repatriable.
- Interest received is taxable in India; Kuwait does not tax it.
- Brochures from Gulf property exhibitions can support claims about promised features.
Step by step from Kuwait
Video consultation
A call at a time that suits Kuwait, after we have read your documents.
Documents signed in Kuwait
Kuwaiti Ministry of Justice notarisation, Kuwait Ministry of Foreign Affairs attestation, then Embassy of India attestation
Work in India
Our team files, appears and follows up in India, and shares scans of everything filed.
Result and handover
Certified copies and originals are couriered to you in Kuwait where needed.
The full guide
This page covers what changes when you are in Kuwait. For the law, the documents and the step-by-step procedure, read our main page on Builder Delay & RERA, or see all services for clients in Kuwait and the NRI Property Law practice area.
Questions from clients in Kuwait
Can I file without travelling from Kuwait?
Yes. Filing is online and hearings are usually by video.
What if possession was given late?
You can claim interest for the months of delay even after taking possession.
How long does a RERA case take?
Often six months to a year, depending on the authority's workload.