How to verify a RERA registration in Karnataka, step by step

Why the check matters before you pay anything

The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 requires most residential projects above its size thresholds to be registered with the state regulator before they are advertised or sold. In Karnataka that regulator is K-RERA. The Act requires the regulator to keep a public website of records of registered projects, and the Karnataka portal lets you search registered projects and open a project's record. A registration number is the most useful identifier a buyer can hold, because it ties a project to its promoter and to the details the promoter filed, such as the sanctioned plan and the declared completion period.

The public project search does not ask for a login. It is also the check that a brochure, a sales call or a listing website cannot do for you, because all of those are written by someone with an interest in the sale. The portal is the regulator's own record, so it is the place to confirm what is claimed elsewhere.

Step 1: Ask for the registration number in writing

Ask the sales team for the RERA registration number of the exact tower or phase you are being shown, and ask for it in writing, for example on the booking form or in a message. In Karnataka a project registration number usually begins with the letters PRM/KA/RERA followed by further digits and codes. Do not reject a number only because it looks unfamiliar; take it to the portal instead.

Be careful with a number printed on a hoarding or banner that does not say which phase it covers. Under the Act, where a project is developed in phases, each phase is treated as a stand-alone project and is registered on its own. A number from phase one does not stand in for phase two.

Step 2: Search the Karnataka RERA portal

Open the official portal, listed in the sources below, and find the list of registered projects. The project search offers fields such as project name, promoter or company name, registration number, district and taluk, and you fill at least one. Searching by the number is the most reliable route because names are spelled in many ways and several projects can share a brand name. The layout of the portal can change, so follow its current menu.

If a search by name returns several records, do not pick the first one. Compare each registration number against the number you were given. If nothing is found for the number you were given, ask the seller to explain before going further, and check that you have copied the number exactly. A single mistyped digit gives a no-result page.

Step 3: Read the record, not only the headline

Once you have the record open, read these items in order and compare each with what you have been told.

• The registration number, character for character, against the number you were given.
• The promoter's registered name, which can differ from the brand name on the brochure.
• The project name and the phase or tower that the number covers.
• The registration status, for example whether it is shown as approved, withdrawn or revoked, or in another category on the portal.
• The proposed completion date and whether an extension has been recorded.
• The project location and the number of units declared, where shown.

Step 4: Check the status carefully

An approved registration is the normal case. A status such as revoked or withdrawn needs a clear explanation before you pay anything. Our own listings flag these two statuses with a warning, keep the page out of search indexing and point you to the portal for the current position, as described in our guide on what a revoked or withdrawn RERA status means.

Remember that the dataset we hold is a copy taken at a point in time. We say so on each registration page by showing the date we last checked it. The portal is always the live record, so use ours as a way to find your way around and use the regulator's page for the final word.

Step 5: Match the phase and the dates

Match the registration to the product you are buying. If you are shown tower C but the record describes towers A and B, you do not yet have a registration for tower C. Likewise compare the proposed completion date on the record with the possession date in the brochure and the date in the draft agreement. When they differ, the registration and the agreement for sale are the documents that matter, as our guide on where to find a promised possession date explains.

Keep a screenshot or a printout of the record with the date you viewed it. If the status or the completion date changes later, you will be able to show what the record said when you booked.

Step 6: Use the complaint and document links for deeper checks

The Act requires the promoter to publish project details on the regulator's website, including quarterly updates, and the portal also carries complaint and order listings. Whether a particular document is available varies by project and by how recently it was filed, so we cannot promise what you will see for any one registration. Where a document is attached, it is worth opening it, because the sanctioned plan and the declared project details are filed with the registration.

Under the Act, a real estate agent must be registered separately. If an intermediary is handling your purchase, ask for the agent's registration number and look it up in the agents section of the portal. Our site shows the agent registration number only when the owner has confirmed it, and says so otherwise.

A short checklist you can reuse

Before booking, make sure you can answer yes to each line below. If you cannot, pause and ask.

• I have the registration number in writing for my exact tower or phase.
• I found the same number on the official portal and the details agree.
• The status is approved and I understand any note about it.
• The proposed completion date on the record matches the draft agreement.
• I saved the record with the date I looked at it.

Common questions

How do I check that a Bengaluru project is RERA registered?

Search the promoter, project name or registration number on the Karnataka RERA portal. Match the number you were given, then check the status, the phase it covers and the proposed completion date.

Does one registration number cover a whole large development?

Not necessarily. Large developments are often registered phase by phase, each with its own number, so confirm the number for the exact tower you are buying.

What if the number is not found on the portal?

First check that you copied it exactly. If it is still not found, ask the seller in writing to explain and do not pay a booking amount until you have a verifiable record.

Can I rely on a listing website for the status?

Use it as a pointer only. The regulator's portal is the live record, and any copy, including ours, shows the date it was last checked.

Sources

Read against these official sources on 18 Oct 2026. Rates, fees and procedures change, so check the current position on each site.

• Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-RERA) portal
• The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 on India Code