We run the build, so you don’t have to.
Banao is a managed marketplace for building and buying property in Pakistan. You come to us with a plot, or looking for one, and we run the job from there: land checks, design, the contractor tender, escrowed payments, inspections and handover. A Banao agent sits between you and every professional, so you never have to deal with a contractor directly.
Why the usual way of building lets families down
Big advances, no leverage
Contractors often ask for large cash advances before work starts. Once the money is handed over, the homeowner has nothing left to hold them to the job.
Chasing people yourself
Owners end up managing dealers, architects and contractors on their own, often from another city or country, with no one to call when something goes wrong.
Hard to know what was built
Photos from a contractor prove very little, and most owners cannot judge steel or concrete work themselves.
Everyone a build needs, on one platform
Architects, contractors, installers and listings are all reviewed by Banao before they go live.
Clients
Homeowners, overseas Pakistanis and small investors buying land, building, going solar or getting a build inspected.
Architects
Licensed design firms bidding on verified design jobs with a clear brief.
Contractors
Construction firms bidding on tenders with approved drawings, paid milestone by milestone from escrow.
Solar installers
Installation companies quoting on solar requests from homes in the cities they serve.
Real estate consultants
Real estate consultants listing plots, houses, apartments and commercial units. Buyers contact them directly or through a Banao agent.
Banao agents
Our own staff: every client’s single point of contact, from plot verification to payments and disputes.
Free to post. You pay only for what you use.
Clients browse and post projects for free. We charge for specific services along the way, like preparing a bid document, a bill of quantities or a consultancy plan, and a small commission when work is awarded. Your price is always shown before you pay.
Professionals pay a monthly fee to keep bidding, buy each project’s bid document to download it (bidding itself is free), which keeps bids serious, and a small commission on awarded work. See the Fees page for current prices.
Across Pakistan, and further if you ask
Head office: 5th Floor, Feroz Center, Block D, G-6/2, Blue Area, Islamabad, Pakistan
On-site work (construction, solar, inspections and plot listings) covers these cities. Anywhere else, give us a detailed address and we will tell you what we can do. Architects design for anywhere.
- Islamabad
- Rawalpindi
- Lahore
- Karachi
- Peshawar
- Quetta
- Multan
- Faisalabad
- Hyderabad
- Sialkot
- Gujranwala
Build with real protection for your money.
Whether you are building a family home from London or a shop in Lahore, your money waits in escrow until the work is approved.