A safer way to build.
Construction in Pakistan has a trust problem: cash up front, unverified work and nobody to call. Banao changes how the money and the work actually move, and puts an agent on your side.
The usual way to build, vs. building through Banao
| Where it matters | The usual way | With Banao |
|---|---|---|
| Paying the builder | Large cash advances before work starts. Once paid, you have little leverage if work slows or stops. | You fund escrow, not the contractor. Each milestone is paid only after you approve it; unreleased money stays in escrow. |
| Finding professionals | Word of mouth and WhatsApp photos, with nobody checking licences or track records. | Architects, contractors, installers and listings are reviewed by Banao before they can bid or go live. |
| Comparing bids | Flat per-square-foot quotes that cannot be compared, followed by extra charges later. | Everyone bids against the same itemised bid document, each bid split into milestones. Add a BOQ if you want an independent check. |
| Checking the work | The owner has to watch steel and concrete work themselves, or trust the contractor’s word. | You review every milestone before it is paid. Consultancy plans add site engineer inspections, lab tests and written reports. |
| When things go wrong | Chasing people who stop answering, with the courts as the only real option. | Report a dispute from your dashboard. Your agent reviews it within 24 hours, and escrowed money stays put until it is resolved. |
| Keeping proof | Agreements made on a phone call or a chat message, and receipts that get lost, so there is nothing to show if there is a disagreement. | Free, printable contracts, receipts and certificates in English and Urdu for every stage. Download them, sign them and keep a copy, even if the website is down. |
| Building from abroad | Relying on relatives or a power of attorney you cannot monitor. | Your agent, video meetings, live site cameras where installed, and every payment and report in your dashboard. |
Not just protection for homeowners
Good contractors and architects get burned by late or missing payments as often as clients get burned by bad work. Banao protects both sides.
Homeowners & overseas Pakistanis
Post a project for free, get competing bids from verified professionals, and pay into escrow only when you award the work.
One agent, start to finishHonest builders
Bid on scoped tenders with approved drawings. The client funds escrow before work starts, so every approved milestone is paid.
Funded before you break groundDesign firms
Win design jobs with a clear brief. Your fee is in escrow before you start and is released when the client approves the drawings.
No more unpaid draftsReal estate consultants and solar installers
List plots and properties for buyers our agents bring, or quote on solar jobs once the site is assessed, by a Banao inspector or from the client’s own video and measurements.
Serious, pre-qualified demandThree steps, every milestone
Money goes into escrow
When you award a bid, you fund it into escrow: in full, milestone by milestone, or in installments on larger jobs.
The work is submitted and checked
The contractor submits each milestone. You review it, ask for changes if needed, and talk it through with your agent.
The milestone is paid
Once you approve, that milestone is paid from escrow into the contractor’s earnings. Nothing is released before approval.
Independent eyes on your site
Hired your own team, or want extra assurance? With a consultancy plan, a site engineer inspects each stage against the drawings. You get a checklist, lab results, contractor bills checked against work done, and every issue with who must fix it and by when.
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