Why we built it
Georgia has one of the most open property markets in the world: foreigners buy with full ownership rights, there is no purchase tax, and the state registry is modern and public. But that openness cuts both ways. Nothing stops an unverified listing, an off-plan project on mortgaged land, or a seller who is not the registered owner from reaching a foreign buyer who has no way to check.
Everything a careful buyer needs actually exists in Georgia's public records. It is just scattered, in Georgian, and unfamiliar. SafeBuy connects directly to the National Agency of Public Registry (NAPR) and puts those records in front of you before you commit to anything.
What a registry check means here
Not every listing can be checked, and the ones that can are not all checked to the same depth. Rather than put one badge on everything, we say which of three things was actually established. A listing with none of them carries no badge at all.
- Title verified. The property's own parcel is confirmed in NAPR: its registered owner, and any mortgage, lien or court order on it.
- Master parcel verified. The plot is one of several being sold from a single undivided parcel. We confirmed that parcel and its owner. The individual plot is not separately titled yet, which is a material thing to know before you pay for one.
- Registry verified. The project is off-plan, so no unit exists to be registered yet. What we confirmed is the developer's land parcel, including whether it carries a mortgage. It is not a check of a title to your apartment, because no such title exists until the building is finished.
Where we hold full registry data, the property page shows a legal transparency panel with the results and the date of the last check. Where we do not, the page says so plainly instead of implying otherwise. You can also run the same check yourself on any Georgian property, ours or not, free and without an account.
How we get paid
Developers pay SafeBuy a commission when a unit in one of their projects sells. That is our main source of income, and it means we have a financial interest in you buying a new build. You should know that before you read anything we write about one.
The projects marked SafeBuy Recommended are a short list chosen by hand by our team, from the developments we have written up ourselves rather than the ones our scraper collects automatically. The commission above applies to these listings as it does to the rest.
The free registry checker is not connected to any of this. It works on any Georgian property, including ones we do not list and are paid nothing for, and it will tell you an unwelcome answer about a project we sell just as readily as about one we do not.
Where to find us
We are based in Tbilisi, Georgia, and work with partner agents in Tbilisi and Batumi. Write to us at info@safebuy.ge or through the contact page. If you are starting your research, the buyer guide and FAQ are the best places to begin.