How we rank: Property developers
The Score (0–100) is a weighted sum of the factors below. Each factor is the weighted average of its metrics; each metric is calculated from one published fact. Missing facts score zero, and a service is ranked only when enough of its Score is backed by facts.
A service is ranked only when at least 60% of its Score is backed by verified facts.
Protection of buyers' money 45%
Whether a mechanism protecting buyers' money is stated for current projects, and whether the developer or its project appears on a state register. The mechanism differs by country: escrow account (Russia), housing trust account (Poland), staged payment or bank guarantee under MaBV (Germany), guarantee of the single operator (Kazakhstan), special account or bank guarantee (Belarus). If a register is closed, a statement on the site with a permit or entry number counts.
| Metric | Rule |
|---|---|
| Protection of buyers' money | Yes = 100, No = 0 |
| Register entry or numbered permit | Yes = 100, No = 0 |
Experience 20%
Year the group was founded (scale up to 30 years), homes completed as stated by the developer (logarithmic scale up to 100,000) and projects now under construction or on sale (logarithmic scale up to 50). If a developer states only floor area, we convert it at 60 m² per home and show the original wording next to the figure. The numbers are as stated; we do not verify them on site.
| Metric | Rule |
|---|---|
| Year founded | Full score at 30+ years |
| Homes completed (as stated) | Logarithmic, full score at 100,000 |
| Projects under construction or on sale | Logarithmic, full score at 50 |
Transparency 20%
Whether project documents (project declaration, information prospectus, building description, permits) and an annual report or audited accounts of the group are published.
| Metric | Rule |
|---|---|
| Project documents published | Yes = 100, No = 0 |
| Annual accounts published | Yes = 100, No = 0 |
After handover 15%
Warranty on a new home stated on the official site (scale up to 10 years, the term for the structure), a published procedure for complaints or defect claims, and the number of general contact channels out of four: phone, e-mail, form or chat, office.
| Metric | Rule |
|---|---|
| Warranty, years | Linear from 0 (0) to 10 (100) |
| Complaints procedure | Yes = 100, No = 0 |
| Contact channels (of 4) | Linear from 0 (0) to 4 (100) |