Step 4 of 8: Check the builder
Judging a builder
How to check a builder's delivery record, RERA progress, complaints and older projects.
This step shows how to judge a builder from public records, not from its brochure. It starts with the builder's delivery record on the Karnataka RERA portal, including filed and extended completion dates. The project status guide explains the status labels and the quarterly progress filings, and how to spot a stalled project. The complaints guide shows where to find complaints, orders and recovery certificates against a builder. The builder grades guide explains what a Grade A label and a credit rating measure, and what they do not. The last guide covers a visit to the builder's completed project, what to inspect and what to ask residents. Together, the guides give you a checklist that you can run on any builder in Bangalore in about an hour. Each guide names the official page to open and the rule behind it. Run these checks before you pay a booking amount, and save copies of what you find.
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- 4.1 Delivery track record: promised vs actual dates
How to compare a builder's promised and actual completion dates.
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- 4.2 RERA quarterly progress: read it, spot a stall
How to read RERA quarterly progress reports and spot a stalled project.
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- 4.3 Complaints and litigation: where to look
Where to find RERA complaints and court cases against a builder.
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- 4.4 Builder grades and size vs risk
What builder grades mean, and how size relates to risk.
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- 4.5 Visiting a builder's 3 to 5 year old project
What an older project tells you about how a builder builds and maintains.
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