Bali · UbudRegulator
Sold as "ready penthouses". The regency sealed it for having no building permit and ordered the buildings on protected rice fields demolished.
Source: Regency decree and national press, 2024 to 2025
Never buy property abroad alone again.
Start with a free check. Paste a project and see what the developer promises and what the official registers say. If you go ahead, a local agent checks the site before each payment.
About 60 seconds. No card, no email. See a full sample report
Live site inspection
Agent on site · example plot
10:42:15
14 photos · 2 videos
Verified on site
-8.64781, 115.13852GPS ±3 m
- FoundationsMilestone 1
- Structure and wallsMilestone 2
- Roof structureMilestone 3
Your payment 3 of 6€48,000
On hold
To the buyer, in Austin, TexasMilestone 3 verified with 14 photos and 2 videos. No red flags.
Illustrative example, fictional project · open the sample report
- 1A local agent visits the site
- 2Every milestone filmed with GPS proof
- 3You pay only when it's done
Checked automatically every daySelf-test passed Daily public log Every data answer is signedDevelopers never pay us
How it works
Your agent lives where you're buying and works only for you. Our software reads the documents; your agent goes and looks.
- 1
Verify before you sign
Title, zoning, permits and the developer's real track record. You see the red flags before you send a cent.
- 2
Watch it being built
GPS- and time-stamped video of your property at every milestone. No staged photos, no "it's almost done".
- 3
Pay when it's real
Before each payment, your agent confirms the milestone on site and tells you if the evidence supports paying. Your money follows the concrete, not the calendar.
- 4
Get the keys on your terms
A final inspection by someone who works for you. Nothing is handed over until it's right.
From the database this week
What buyers are not told
Six of the 1,370 developer claims our research found contradicted by a register, regulator, court or filing. Each project has its own page with its name and sourced facts only. The developer can reply on that page, and we publish verified replies after review.
PhuketOfficial register
Two condos taking buyers before environmental approval. The government EIA register shows their reports filed, not approved.
Source: Thailand ONEP EIA register
Riviera MayaOfficial register
The consumer-agency contract number an agent quotes to buyers belongs to a laundry business.
Source: Mexico PROFECO contract register
IstanbulStock-exchange filing
Portals say 40% built with a "state guarantee". The landowner's filing says 10.16% on 22 May 2026.
Source: KAP disclosure, Emlak Konut appraisal
PhilippinesOfficial register
Still sold as pre-selling. Both of its licences to sell expired in September 2024.
Source: DHSUD licence registry
Ras Al KhaimahRegulator
Portals take 20% booking payments, but the regulator lists the project without an off-plan sales permit.
Source: RAK RERA investor notice
The product
Your case, in one place
When you book a check you get a login. You see every step your agent takes, you can message them, and you get a warning if your next instalment is due before we've finished.
The product in 72 secondsA captioned walkthrough of the site and the real client portal: stages, payments, the plot map and the evidence locker.Play video →
Try our tools before you pay us
These are the tools our agents use on every case. You can use them now, no account needed.
Check a project's websitePaste the link. In about a minute: what it promises, what it leaves out and what to ask before paying.Paste a link
Read a contract or certificatePhotos or PDF, any language. Mismatches with what you were told and the clauses to worry about.Read a document
Is the price per m² normal?Compared with published data for the area and, in Bali, with what it costs to build.Compare a price
Compare site photos with the invoicePhotos of the building and what the developer says is done. See what doesn't match.Upload photos
Is that render from another project?Your browser compares it with 900+ images from developer websites. It never leaves your device.Check an image
Follow a projectAn email when the developer changes its completion date, price or published documents.Live cases
Buying alone vs. buying with Kolaboro
Buying alone
KWith Kolaboro
Who checks the land title
Buying aloneYou, from abroad, or the seller's notary
With KolaboroA local agent, at the registry
How you know the work is done
Buying alonePhotos the developer chooses
With KolaboroGPS-stamped video, every milestone
Who tells you whether to pay
Buying aloneThe developer's payment schedule
With KolaboroYour agent, after checking on site
What you know about the developer
Buying aloneTheir brochure
With KolaboroTheir permits, past deliveries and every change on their website
Who works for you
Buying aloneNo one
With KolaboroYour Kolaboro agent, never paid by sellers
Simple prices, paid by you.
A €490 check is a small cost next to a deposit you can't get back.
Pre-purchase check
Before you sign or send a deposit.
€490
One-off, per property. Full refund if we can't take your case.
- Title and zoning verified
- Permits and developer track record
- Contract read for red flags
- Site visit with GPS video
- Written report, usually within 7 days
or pay now by card or PayPal (no PayPal account needed). Full refund if we can't take your case.
Recommended
Construction monitoring
From first payment to keys.
€99
per month, per property
- Monthly GPS-stamped site visit
- Milestone check before every payment
- "Go" or "hold" advice, based on the evidence
- Delay alerts by email
- Final handover inspection
Buyer's agent
Someone on your side for the whole purchase.
1%
of the price, minimum €2,000
- Everything in the check and monitoring
- Shortlist of verified projects
- Negotiation support
- Coordinates your notary and lawyer
- Never paid by the developer
Questions buyers ask us
Straight answers, including what we don't do.
Still have a question?
Write to the founder directly. Every email gets a personal answer within two working days.
carlos@kolaboro.comWho pays Kolaboro?
Buyers pay for checks and monitoring. Developers never pay Kolaboro: the evidence sets every Score. Agents never take money from developers.
Is Kolaboro a lawyer or a notary?
No. Kolaboro agents verify facts on the ground and in documents and tell you what they found. For legal advice and to sign, use an independent lawyer or notary; we can tell you what to ask them.
Do you hold my money?
Not yet. Today your agent confirms each milestone on site and tells you whether the evidence supports paying. Milestone escrow with licensed partners is on our roadmap.
Where do you work?
In any country. The desk review and the official-register lookups run online for off-plan projects anywhere. The on-site visit is done by a local agent in the project's country: we confirm it for your location before your agent starts, and if we can't take your case you get a full refund.
How do you decide "go" or "hold"?
Nine checks, from land title to realistic promises. A red flag on title, permits or progress means "hold" until it is fixed, and every finding links to its evidence. The full method is public.
Can a developer influence a report?
Only with evidence. Developers can send documents and reply, but never pay us. Where something can't be verified, the report says so instead of guessing.
What if I already bought?
That's when monitoring matters most. We can verify where construction really is before your next payment.
Why I started Kolaboro
For years I sold property abroad to buyers from all over the world. Almost every one of them asked me the same things before saying yes:
- Is the land really the seller's?
- Are the permits real?
- Will it be built on time?
- Where exactly does my money go?
I couldn't give them an independent answer, because I was the seller. Kolaboro is that answer: someone on the buyer's side, with evidence. If you have a question, write to me directly.
Carlos de OryFounder · carlos@kolaboro.com
Let's talk.
Tell us who you are and where you are. We reply by email within two working days.
What happens next
- You tell us the project and where you are in the purchase.
- We reply by email within two working days with what we would check first.
- If you go ahead, you book online and get your client portal login.
Sent. We'll be in touch.
We reply by email within two working days. While you wait:
- See what a Kolaboro inspection report looks like
- Go through the 20-point before-you-sign checklist
- Check if a promised rental yield is realistic
Want us to start now? You can pay the €490 pre-purchase check securely by card (Visa, Mastercard, Amex) or PayPal, no PayPal account needed. If we can't take your case, we refund you in full. Pay €490 by card or PayPal
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