Whether buying off-plan in Colombia is safe depends on the project, and the public record differs a lot between projects. Of the 8 projects we track, 0% publish a permit or licence number, 88% state deposit protection and 2 are past the first handover date on record.
We found 10 developer claims contradicted by another source out of 77 tested, and public reports of problems for 1 project. This page reports facts; it is not a rating of any company.
Delivery record#
2 of 8 projects are past the first handover date on record (median 18 months). 3 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): 7 tracked, 0 kept, 3 broken, 1 moved to a later date, 3 still ahead. How promises are tracked.
What developers make public#
| Check | Public | Confirmed by register or independent source |
|---|---|---|
| Permit or licence number | 0% (0) | 1 |
| Deposit protection | 88% (7) | 1 |
| Construction progress | 38% (3) | 1 |
| Site or floor plans | 25% (2) | 0 |
| Developer track record | 50% (4) | 1 |
| No guaranteed-return language | 88% (7) | 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 8 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 Colombia.
Questions and answers#
Is it safe to buy off-plan property in Colombia?
It depends on the project. Of 8 projects tracked by Kolaboro in Colombia, 0% publish a permit number, 88% state deposit protection and 2 are past the first handover date on record (data of 5 November 2026).
How often are off-plan handovers in Colombia late?
2 of 8 tracked projects are past the first handover date on record, median 18 months.
How many developer claims in Colombia turned out to be contradicted?
10 of 77 tested claims (13%) 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.