How to check a RERA number in Uttar Pradesh

This guide is general information, not legal advice. The labels on the portal change from time to time, so treat the menu names below as a guide and look for the nearest match.

Which projects must have a RERA number?

Almost every new apartment project in Uttar Pradesh must be registered before it is advertised or sold. Section 3 of the RERA Act bars a promoter from advertising, marketing, booking or selling in a project without registration. The exemptions are narrow: land of no more than 500 square metres, or no more than eight apartments across all phases, or a project that already had a completion certificate before the Act came into force.

Agents are covered too. Under Section 9, an agent needs their own registration to help sell units in a registered project, and must quote that number in every sale they facilitate. A project number and an agent number are separate things, and you should check both.

How do you look up a project on the UP RERA portal?

The search takes a few minutes and needs no login.

1. Ask the seller for the project’s registration number in writing. UP project numbers begin with UPRERAPRJ. Get it for the specific phase or tower, not the township.
2. Open the official UP RERA site directly. Type the address yourself instead of following a link from an advert.
3. Find the registered projects search. It sits under the search or registrations menu.
4. Search by registration number first. If nothing appears, try the project name, then the promoter name or district. Spelling on the record may differ from the brochure.
5. Open the project’s detail page and read it against your brochure, cost sheet and draft agreement, field by field.
6. Open the quarterly progress reports and the uploaded documents, and save copies of what you rely on, with the date.

What does each field on the RERA record mean?

Each field answers one specific question about the project you are paying for.

Promoters file these progress reports within 15 days of each quarter ending, as reported from UP RERA’s compliance notices. A project with a long gap in filings deserves a direct question before you commit.

What are the red flags on a RERA record?

Any one of these is a reason to stop and ask before paying.

• The seller says registration is “applied for” and is already taking bookings.
• The number on the advert belongs to a different phase from the one you are buying.
• The promoter on the record differs from the company on your agreement.
• The registration or the filed completion date has lapsed with no extension shown.
• Progress reports stopped some quarters ago, while sales continue.
• The site looks far behind what the latest report says.
• The tower count or plan differs from the sanctioned plan uploaded on the portal.
• You are asked to pay into a personal account. Section 4 requires 70% of buyer money to go into a separate account for that project, so ask for the designated account details.
• You are asked for more than 10% before a registered agreement, which Section 13 does not allow.

A red flag is not always fraud. Sometimes it is a filing delay or a naming difference. The point is to get a written explanation first, and the checks in our guide on what to confirm before paying a booking amount show what to do next.

How do you check that an agent is registered?

Search the agent number on the same portal and match the name to the person you are dealing with. A registration belongs to the registered person, so check who it is issued to, not only that a number exists. Lalit’s agent number is UPRERAAGT000109/08/2025, and you are welcome to check it the same way before sharing anything.

To practise on a real record, take any listing on our page of current Lucknow projects, such as the Eldeco Trinity listing, and search its number yourself. We would rather you verify than take our word for it. The way we work with buyers starts from the same checks.