Whether buying off-plan in Australia is safe depends on the project, and the public record differs a lot between projects. Of the 21 projects we track, 38% publish a permit or licence number, 5% state deposit protection and 0 are past the first handover date on record.
We found 26 developer claims contradicted by another source out of 227 tested, and public reports of problems for 1 project. This page reports facts; it is not a rating of any company.
Delivery record#
0 of 21 projects are past the first handover date on record. 0 projects have a first handover date more than six months in the past, the group used for the on-time odds on the delay index.
Dated promises (handover, construction start, permits): 26 tracked, 2 kept, 1 broken, 4 moved to a later date, 17 still ahead. How promises are tracked.
What developers make public#
| Check | Public | Confirmed by register or independent source |
|---|---|---|
| Permit or licence number | 38% (8) | 14 |
| Deposit protection | 5% (1) | 0 |
| Construction progress | 38% (8) | 11 |
| Site or floor plans | 19% (4) | 0 |
| Developer track record | 90% (19) | 13 |
| No guaranteed-return language | 100% (21) | 0 |
Public reports of problems#
Our research agent found public reports of problems (for example a court case, a regulator notice or press coverage) for 1 of 21 projects. Each project page names the report and links its source; we do not summarise them here.
What protects a buyer#
The protections that exist on paper only help if the project uses them: a permit you can look up, payments into an escrow or protected account in the project name, and payments tied to construction milestones you can verify. How to check a project in Australia.
Questions and answers#
Is it safe to buy off-plan property in Australia?
It depends on the project. Of 21 projects tracked by Kolaboro in Australia, 38% publish a permit number, 5% state deposit protection and 0 are past the first handover date on record (data of 5 November 2026).
How often are off-plan handovers in Australia late?
0 of 21 tracked projects are past the first handover date on record.
How many developer claims in Australia turned out to be contradicted?
26 of 227 tested claims (11%) were contradicted by a register or independent source.
Are you the developer, or did we get something wrong? Send documents and we add your reply or correct the record: right of reply · corrections. Every figure here is computed from the open dataset (/data/bali-cases.json, CC BY 4.0) and changes when the data changes.