After a property expo: your follow-up checklist

The exhibition is over, the brochures are in a bag and your phone is full of photos. This is where good decisions are made. Whether you visited PIPEX Dubai on 7 and 8 November or are preparing for the Pakistan Property Expo in Karachi on 28 and 29 November, this checklist helps you turn a busy day into clear next steps. Within 48 hours - Sort your notes. Write down, for each developer, what they offered and what they promised. - List open questions. Anything you were told but not shown goes on a list. - Send follow-up messages. Ask each developer to confirm key points in writing: approvals, plot location, payment terms and account details. A short message you can send You do not need to write long messages. Something like this works: "Thank you for your time at the expo. Please confirm in writing the approval status, the location of the plot we discussed, the payment terms and the official account details. I would also like to arrange a site visit." Send the same message to every developer and see who answers clearly and quickly. The tone of the reply, and whether it comes from an official company contact, tells you a lot. A simple comparison table Create one table with a row for each developer and the same columns every time: location, approval and how you checked it, what exists on site today, who planned it, payment terms in writing, transfer terms, the person you spoke to and your impression of how they answered. Filling the gaps will show you which developers gave you evidence and which gave you only brochures. Within the first week Check approvals. Ask for the approval documents and confirm them with the relevant authority. New Airport City is NOC Approved; see what NOC Approved means for buyers. Compare like with like. Use the same table for every developer: location, approval, what exists on site today, payment terms in writing, transfer terms and contact person. Review payment safety. Payments go only to the official company account, and every payment needs a receipt. Never pay into a personal account. See payment safety when buying a plot. Keep your records. Save every brochure, receipt, message and email in one folder, and note the date of each conversation. If anything is unclear later, you will have a clear record of what you were told. Watch for pressure. Messages that say "last chance" or promise guaranteed returns deserve extra caution. Nobody can honestly promise either. Plan a site visit A visit is the most useful check. Plan it for when you are next in Pakistan, or ask a trusted relative to go. Our guide to what a site visit should show lists what to look at. New Airport City is on M-14 CPEC, near New Islamabad International Airport, Fateh Jang, with a master plan by world-renowned town planner Meinhardt. The site today has green spaces and lakes, and development is not complete. See it first, then decide. Images are for illustrative purposes. For New Airport City specifically, ask the team to confirm the approval, the plot position and the payment details in writing. Travel times from our brochure are New Islamabad International Airport 15 minutes, M-2 15, New Blue Area 25 and Rawalpindi 30, and we encourage you to time the journey yourself when you visit. Talk to someone you trust Before you decide, describe your shortlist to a family member or a friend who has bought property. Explaining it aloud often shows what you have not yet checked. If large sums are involved, general advice from a lawyer on the documents is sensible. This guide is general information and not legal advice. If you could not attend Not everyone can reach an expo. You can use the same checklist after any conversation with a developer, whether it happened at a stand, on a call or on WhatsApp. Ask for the same documents, keep the same table and compare in the same way. Decide in your own time There is no prize for deciding fast. Take the time you need, ask a lawyer for advice on documents where appropriate, and keep every record. Frequently asked questions How long should I take? As long as you need to feel confident. Who should I contact first? Start with the developers whose answers were clearest and best documented. What if I have changed my mind? That is fine. A shortlist of two or three after comparing is a good result, and so is deciding not to go ahead. Stay in touch Questions about New Airport City? Visit newairportcityislamabad.com or message us on WhatsApp. Head Office: M14 CPEC, Near New Islamabad International Airport, Fateh Jang, Girja Link Road.