Club Kerala

Bridging
that Distance.

Asset and investment protection.
Premium concierge services.

You are never coming back to Kerala to live there. Your life is here — in London, Toronto, Houston, Sydney. But your property is there. Your inheritance is there. Your family's history is there. Club Kerala is your permanent presence in Kerala — protecting, managing, and where needed, delivering a clean exit.

$24B
NRI remittances to Kerala annually — from people who are never coming back to live there
6M+
Global Malayalee diaspora across GCC, UK, US, Canada, Australia
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Premium Kerala asset management services built for the permanently settled Western diaspora
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Asset & Investment Protection
Your Karyasthan in Kerala
Premium Concierge Services
Stress-free Kerala — Curated, Sorted & Delivered
Kochi-headquartered
120+ Verified Vendors
14 Kerala Districts
Asset & Investment Protection
Your Karyasthan in Kerala
Premium Concierge Services
Stress-free Kerala — Curated, Sorted & Delivered
Kochi-headquartered
120+ Verified Vendors
14 Kerala Districts
About Club Kerala

You are settled.
Your Kerala assets
are not.

You were born in London or moved there twenty years ago. Your parents came from Kerala. You have a house in Thrissur, land in Kottayam, and assets you have not physically seen in years. You are not going back to live there. But you cannot simply walk away either — the property needs managing, the documents need renewing, the taxes need paying, and at some point there will be an estate to settle.

Club Kerala is your permanent presence in Kerala. A premium services company built for the global Malayalee diaspora — delivering asset and investment protection and premium concierge services for people whose connection to Kerala is deep, but whose life is elsewhere. Permanently.

We protect what you hold. We optimise what you own. And when the time comes, we manage the exit cleanly — so the Kerala chapter closes correctly, not chaotically.

Headquartered in Kochi. Led by Malayalee professionals who understand this from the inside. Serving the UK, US, Canada, Australia — and the Gulf.

01
The Karyasthan
The most trusted person in a Kerala household — the one given authority to manage the family's affairs when the head was absent. Club Kerala has professionalised and institutionalised this role. Your named Karyasthan knows your properties, your documents, your legal matters, and your priorities. Available to Prestige and Patron members.
02
The expert network
120+ verified professionals across 10 verticals and all 14 Kerala districts. Every expert is background-checked, referenced, and bound by the Club Kerala Charter — 2-hour response SLA, upfront fee disclosure, photo confirmation on every task, zero direct solicitation. Recertified annually.
03
The standard
You have a private banker in Dubai. A solicitor in London who responds within 24 hours. A doctor you can see by the end of the week. Club Kerala delivers the same standard for your Kerala affairs — professional, accountable, and photo-confirmed. Distance changes nothing.
Two verticals. Everything Kerala.

Every dimension of your
Kerala life, covered.

Whether you want to protect and hold — keeping assets safe and compliant indefinitely. Optimise and monetise — making dormant assets work. Or plan and exit cleanly — selling, transferring, and repatriating correctly. Both verticals serve all three outcomes.

Vertical One

Asset & Investment Protection

Your Karyasthan in Kerala.
  • Property & land — inspections, boundary monitoring, encroachment defence
  • Legal & documents — PoA, title, encumbrance, mutations, court matters
  • Construction supervision — weekly site visits, contractor accountability
  • Financial & investment — NRE/NRO, RERA, FEMA, DTAA compliance
  • Inheritance & succession — will drafting, estate transfer, legal heir
  • Business & estate — rubber estates, commercial holdings, compliance
Vertical Two

Premium Concierge Services

Stress-free Kerala — Curated, Sorted & Delivered.
  • Lifestyle & gifting — funeral wreaths, Onam hampers, bouquets, jewellery
  • Events & ceremonies — weddings, housewarmings, namings, funerals
  • Travel & holidays — visit planning, chauffeur, Ayurveda, home preparation
  • Philanthropy & community — church donations, hometown projects, charities
  • Legal & government errands — any office visit, document collection
  • Business support — registration, compliance, staff sourcing, oversight
"You are settled abroad — permanently. Your Kerala assets need someone who is settled in Kerala — permanently."
The Club Kerala Karyasthan model
How it works

Three channels.
One standard.

Every task begins the same way — with a request. What happens next depends on the nature of the request and your membership tier. All three channels operate to the same Charter standard: written fee proposal before any work begins, verified vendor dispatched only on your approval, photo confirmation before leaving the site.

01
Prestige & Patron members
The Karyasthan
Your named relationship manager. Knows your full Kerala picture — every property, document, legal matter, and financial asset. Proactively monitors. Assesses every request, quotes routine matters, connects complex ones to the right specialist.
  • 2-hour response · personal · always
  • Full scope assessment on every matter
  • Routine: fee proposal sent
  • Complex: specialist consultation arranged
  • All experts briefed, coordinated, accountable
  • Structured report delivered at close
02
All members + pay-per-task
The Asset Desk
A specialist desk staffed by asset and legal professionals. For property inspections, legal errands, document filings, construction visits, and financial tasks. They know what questions to ask, how to scope accurately, and how to brief the right vendor.
  • 2-hour acknowledgement
  • Scope assessed within 2 hours
  • Scoping call within 4 hours if needed
  • Written fee proposal — fixed, no surprises
  • Vendor assigned within 1 hour of approval
  • Photo-confirmed report within 24 hours
03
All members + pay-per-task
The Concierge Desk
A shared service desk for lifestyle and personal requests. Fast, warm, and operationally excellent. Rate card pricing. From a funeral wreath in Thrissur to a wedding coordination in Kottayam — acknowledged, quoted, and dispatched the same day.
  • 2-hour acknowledgement
  • WhatsApp quote within 2 hours
  • Immediate dispatch on approval
  • Photo confirmation within 30 minutes of completion
  • All tasks logged for future personalisation
  • After 3rd task: Prestige membership proposal
Every task — seven steps
1
Request received
2-hr acknowledgement
2
Scope assessed
2–4 hrs
3
Fee proposal sent
Fixed · in writing
4
Member approves
WhatsApp / app
5
Vendor briefed
1 hr after approval
6
Task executed
Photo before leaving
7
Outcome delivered
Loop closed · always
Membership & pricing

Start with a task.
Stay for the Karyasthan.

No commitment required to begin. Every task is a membership audition. When you are ready for a named Karyasthan and proactive protection, Prestige is waiting.

Companion
Companion
AED 1,499
≈ £320 / $400 / CA$545
per year · both verticals
  • Asset Desk + Concierge Desk access
  • 12 requests per year
  • 48-hour response SLA
  • Both verticals — V1 & V2
  • Photo-confirmed delivery
  • Annual document review
Start as Companion
Most chosen
Prestige
AED 3,499
≈ £750 / $950 / CA$1,295
per year · both verticals
  • Named Karyasthan — dedicated relationship manager
  • Unlimited requests · both verticals
  • 24-hour response SLA
  • Proactive asset monitoring
  • Priority vendor access
  • Quarterly asset update report
  • FEMA & DTAA advisory included
Join as Prestige
Patron
Patron
Custom
family pricing · bespoke
  • Partner-level Karyasthan
  • Complete family coverage
  • 4-hour response SLA
  • Quarterly in-person asset reviews
  • Inheritance & succession planning included
  • Dedicated on-call legal advocate
  • Fully bespoke service mandate
Enquire about Patron

No membership required to begin. Pay per task. Every task is logged to your profile. Pricing available in GBP, USD, CAD, and AED. After your third task, you will receive a personalised membership proposal — showing exactly what Club Kerala would cost versus what your Kerala assets cost you in worry, neglect, and risk every year you are not managing them.

Case studies

Real situations.
Real outcomes.

Inheritance & succession
US citizen, OCI holder, Kerala property — intestate death
A dies intestate in the United States. Spouse and children, all US-based, want to sell the Kerala property. But they cannot sell what they do not yet legally own — and the chain of steps to get there is long, technical, and largely invisible to anyone outside Kerala's legal system.
No will — applicable law unclear Legal heir certificate required Property mutation needed first US documents — apostille required FEMA repatriation compliance 20% TDS on sale proceeds
Club Kerala manages the entire chain — from legal heir certificate to sale deed registration. 5–9 months, uncontested. One contact throughout.
Asset protection
Property unvisited for three years — what the audit found
A Prestige member in Dubai had not visited his Thrissur property in three years. He believed everything was fine. The Kerala Asset Audit revealed a different picture — and every finding was actionable before it became irreversible.
Neighbour encroachment on boundary 3 years of lapsed land tax PoA expired — no legal representative NRO account dormant — Rs. 3.8L unclaimed Patta not updated after parent's death
All five issues identified before the member's next visit. Three resolved within 6 weeks. Member upgraded to Prestige at the end of the audit call.
Concierge services
Funeral in Kottayam — family in four countries, 48 hours notice
A member's father passed away. The member was in Toronto. Siblings in Dubai, London, and Kochi. Forty-eight hours to organise a Kerala funeral — flowers, church coordination, catering, transport, and family communication — while grieving from 12,000 kilometres away.
Funeral flowers — church specification Catering for 200 at family home Transport for family from Kochi airport Church coordination and timing
Everything coordinated in 47 hours. Member received WhatsApp updates at every step. Family focused on each other, not logistics.
Construction supervision
Renovation stalled — contractor stopped responding
A member in the UK commissioned a renovation of her ancestral home in Palakkad. Six months in, the contractor stopped responding. Work was incomplete, materials were missing, and the advance payment could not be recovered without understanding exactly what had been done — and what hadn't.
Contractor uncontactable — advance unpaid Incomplete structural work — monsoon risk No documentation of work completed Legal recovery options to assess
Site inspection completed in 48 hours. Full photographic documentation prepared. Legal options identified. New contractor briefed and onboarded. Renovation completed 11 weeks later.
Who Club Kerala serves

Three Western diaspora
member profiles.

Profile One
The Heritage Holder
Born in Birmingham. Inherited property from parents.

Second-generation. Never lived in Kerala. Inherited the family home when parents passed — cannot sell it, emotionally or legally. Needs indefinite professional management: inspections, tax compliance, document renewal, and someone to call when something goes wrong.

Club Kerala outcome
Permanent protection and management — the property is safe, compliant, and documented whether the member visits or not.
Profile Two
The Reluctant Landlord
Settled in Toronto. Rental property in Kerala causing more stress than income.

Has a property in Kerala that was supposed to generate rental income. Instead it generates anxiety — unreliable tenants, unreported damage, rent not remitted, and a property manager who stopped responding. Needs Club Kerala to professionalise the tenancy and make the investment work.

Club Kerala outcome
Tenant replaced, tenancy agreement updated, monthly rent collected and reported. Investment restored to purpose.
Profile Three
The Clean Exit
Based in Houston. Parents passed. Wants to close the Kerala chapter correctly.

First-generation. Both parents have passed intestate. Inherited property, land, and financial assets in Kerala. No sentimental attachment. Wants to sell everything, repatriate under FEMA, and close the Kerala chapter — cleanly, legally, and correctly. Without flying to India to do it.

Club Kerala outcome
Estate transferred, property sold, FEMA-compliant repatriation arranged. Kerala chapter closed. One contact throughout.
The founding team

The founding team.

AA
Arun Abraham
Co-Founder · Chairman & Legal
International Legal Consultant and Corporate Partner, Salam Advocates UAE. Over a decade in UAE commercial and IP law, representing high-net-worth individuals and multinationals. Co-Founder of DXB Dealworks. Board Member, AMC Aerospace Technologies (London). Founder of StrandedAbroad.Org — a non-profit supporting Malayalee expat families in crisis. Earlier Senior Associate at Galadari & Associates, UAE's largest law firm. Educated at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala.
HM
Hemanth Menon
Co-Founder · CFO & Financial Architecture
Business and Family Office Advisor, MenonCapitalInc. Chartered Accountant (ICAI). Former CFO and Head of Corporate Strategy, Allied Blenders & Distillers. Finance Controller and Management Committee Member, United Spirits (Diageo). Finance Director and Corporate Finance Director (Senior GM), Whyte & Mackay, Glasgow. Co-Founder, TURY SCIENCES (Boston). Based in Bengaluru.
Vendor registration

Join the Club Kerala
verified vendor
network.

Club Kerala works with a curated network of verified, professional vendors across all 14 Kerala districts. If you are a qualified professional in property, legal, financial, events, lifestyle, travel, or business services — and you deliver to a world-class standard — we want to hear from you.

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The Club Kerala Charter
Every vendor signs and operates under the Club Kerala Charter: 2-hour response SLA, upfront fee disclosure, photo confirmation before leaving every site, zero direct member solicitation. Non-negotiable.
02
Vetting & background check
All vendors are background-checked, professionally referenced, and verified in their field before joining the network. Annual recertification applies. Standards are maintained — not just assessed once.
03
Consistent, professional work
Club Kerala provides consistent, briefed engagements — you receive a full written brief before every task, clear scope, agreed fee, and a professional client relationship. No cold starts. No unclear expectations.
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Service verticals we recruit for
Property inspectors · Licensed surveyors · Kerala advocates · Notaries · Chartered accountants · RERA consultants · Construction supervisors · Event coordinators · Caterers · Florists · Chauffeurs · Medical coordinators · Travel specialists · Business registration agents
Vendor Application
Tell us about your services

By submitting this form you confirm that you have read and agree to operate under the Club Kerala Vendor Charter if accepted — including the 2-hour response SLA, upfront fee disclosure, and photo confirmation requirements.

Applications reviewed within 5 working days. Successful applicants will be contacted for a verification call.

Book a call

Your Karyasthan
is ready to
meet you.

Email
founders@clubkerala.com
Phone
+91 484 000 0000
Headquarters
Kochi, Kerala, India
"Club Kerala delivers asset and investment protection and premium concierge services to the global Malayalee diaspora — through three specialist channels, to one world-class standard, with every outcome confirmed and delivered."