A buyer waiting for an apartment in Kolkata may receive optimistic updates from a sales representative while the construction schedule remains uncertain. **West Bengal RERA (WBRERA)** offers a more formal starting point: publicly available project registration records and the regulatory framework for project progress. The aim is not to replace your agreement or legal advice, but to compare independent records with the promises made to you.
Find the correct registered project
Open the WBRERA portal and search using the registered project name or registration number. Marketing names can vary from legal names, especially in developments with multiple phases. Verify the promoter, site address, registration number, completion information and tower or phase to which your unit belongs. Keep a screenshot or downloaded copy of the official page with the date you accessed it. Do not confuse a similarly named project with the one in your agreement.
Read quarterly project status information
Project updates may include progress information submitted by the promoter. Compare successive periods instead of looking at one report. Note whether the stage of construction, declared progress or other disclosures have changed, and check whether updates are missing. WBRERA's public pages can flag **quarterly-status-update defaulters**. Such a flag deserves follow-up, but it is not by itself a court finding that the project is abandoned or that every unit is delayed. Ask the promoter to explain discrepancies in writing.
Compare registration, extension and agreement dates
A registration record may show an original project completion date and an extension status. Your buyer agreement can contain distinct contractual obligations about possession, permissible extensions, notices and remedies. These dates should be examined together. Do not accept an informal revised handover month as a change to your signed legal rights. If the developer refers to an extension, ask for the formal order or updated certificate and verify it through the relevant official record.
Document construction and communications
Maintain a simple timeline with dates: booking, agreement, instalments, promised milestones, site inspections, letters, emails and payment demands. Include photographic observations only where you lawfully have access. Keep evidence of what the promoter said, not just the current status. If you pay construction-linked instalments, ask for milestone certification and check the loan disbursement documents. A bank's disbursement does not substitute for your own legal and technical review.
