Case Study: How a ₹38 Cr NRI Portfolio Was Rebalanced in 11 Months

A London-based client. Six holdings across four corridors. Three under-performing, two over-concentrated. Here is what the rebalance actually looked like.

The starting position (June 2025)

A UK-resident NRI client engaged us with a ₹38 Cr Gurgaon portfolio across:

2 apartments in DLF 5 (concentrated)
1 plot in Sector 63A
1 floor in South City 1
2 under-construction units in a Sector 113 high-rise

What the diagnostic showed

Effective IRR over 7 years: 9.4% — below the corridor average.
Concentration risk: 58% in one micro-market.
The two under-construction units had drifted 26 months past original RERA delivery.
Rental coverage on debt-free portfolio: only 41% of holdings were tenanted.

The 11-month plan we executed

1. Month 1–3: Lower Deduction Certificates filed. Independent valuations on all six assets. Buyer outreach for the two under-construction units.

2. Month 4–6: Exited both UC units (one assignment, one buyer transfer) at a combined ₹6.2 Cr realisation.

3. Month 5–8: Tenanted the South City floor and one DLF 5 apartment via corporate leases.

4. Month 7–11: Redeployed ₹4.4 Cr (post-tax) into a single SPR ready-possession unit and ₹50 lakh into 54EC bonds.

The result

Concentration risk reduced from 58% to 34%.
Rental coverage improved from 41% to 78% of holdings.
Forward IRR (modelled) re-rated from 9.4% to 13.1%.
Tax leakage on the rebalance: ~₹78 lakh — less than 18 months of the IRR uplift.

No new capital was added. The same portfolio simply started working harder.

PortfolioXL — Independent Real Estate Advisory, Gurgaon

PortfolioXL is a RERA-registered independent real estate advisory platform based in Gurgaon (Gurugram), India. We work with HNI and NRI investors across the full investment lifecycle — portfolio strategy, leasing, transactions, property management, and exit planning. RERA Registration: RC/HARERA/GGM/3424/3019/2025/301. A brand of Eziflat Technologies.

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