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Farmland India Reviewed: What the Badge Means (2026)
What a Farmland India Reviewed badge and Trust Score tell you, what they do not, and how to use them next to your own checks. DRAFT: needs Saurabh's sign-off on every claim.
Farmland India Reviewed means we checked the documents behind a listing. It does not mean we give a legal opinion, and it is not a guarantee of title. This page explains the model as described in our internal project documents, marks what is still to be confirmed with the operations team, and shows how a buyer should use the badge alongside independent checks.
What "Reviewed" means
Our wording is deliberate. We say Reviewed, never Verified. Reviewed means we checked source documents such as encumbrance certificates, mutation entries and title chains before a listing goes live. It is a statement about what we looked at. It is not a legal opinion, and it is not a guarantee of title. A buyer should still take a lawyer's opinion before paying.
Plain directory listings, where we only list a seller's details, do not carry the badge or a score. The badge is for listings we have reviewed.
The Trust Score for developer projects
For developer projects, our documents describe a Trust Score out of 100, assigned by our admin team after review. It combines six pillars with stated weights.
| Pillar | Weight |
|---|---|
| Legal documents | 30% |
| RERA status | 25% |
| Track record | 20% |
| Financial standing | 15% |
| Site quality | 7% |
| Buyer reviews | 3% |
The weights add to 100. A higher number means the documents we saw in that area were stronger, not that the land will rise in price. Our documents say the score is assigned by the team, and that the public score is shown as a number. An earlier idea of named tiers has been dropped from the site copy, so we show the number only. A planned homepage line says scores are refreshed quarterly; we have not confirmed that this is in operation, so do not rely on a refresh schedule.
What you see on a project page
On a project page the Trust Score appears as a panel with the score, a checklist and a date. In our own test of a project page, the checklist included items such as RERA registered, clear title, NA conversion, soil test, infrastructure and water supply, each shown as complete or pending. Read the pending items. A score shown beside several pending checks needs a close look, and we are reviewing how the panel handles that case.
The checklist tells you which documents we have seen and which are still to come. Use it as a list of questions for the developer. See how to check RERA registration for the RERA row, and how to evaluate a land developer for the wider check.
Individual land parcels
For individual land parcels our documents refer to a Land Verification Score, calculated automatically. We have not written up its inputs for public use, so we do not describe them here. Where a listing shows a score, ask which documents it rests on. We do not offer a score for plain directory listings.
What happens before and after the badge
We can only describe the review in general terms. Our internal notes say a listing is checked against source documents before it goes live. For developer projects the team enters a score and the project page then shows a score panel. We have not published step-by-step review criteria, and this page does not invent them. If you need to know which documents were checked for a given listing, ask the listing team and keep the reply with your papers.
After the badge is shown, things can change. A document can expire, a mutation can be pending, or a dispute can be filed. This is why the page carries a date and why you should run your own checks close to the time you pay. Our guides show how to refresh those checks: the encumbrance certificate guide and checking land records online.
Keep your own copy of the listing page, dated, when you shortlist land. If the page changes later, you will know what it said when you decided. The same habit helps with a developer's brochure and any message that promises approvals.
If you find something that does not match the page, tell us. A buyer who reports a mismatch helps other buyers, and a listing that fails a document check should lose its badge. We have not written a formal process for this, so treat it as unconfirmed until the operations team publishes one.
What the badge does not do
- It does not guarantee title.
- It does not replace a lawyer's opinion.
- It does not predict returns or prices.
- It does not cover documents we did not receive.
- It does not mean Farmland India is your agent or broker. We are a marketplace.
Treat the badge as a starting point
A reviewed listing shortens your checking. It does not end it. Run the same checks you would for any land, using the due diligence checklist.
How a buyer should use it
- Open the listing and read which documents are marked as checked.
- Open the same documents yourself: land record, encumbrance certificate, mutation. See the land due diligence checklist.
- Read the pending items and ask the developer for dates.
- Check RERA on the State portal, not only on our page.
- Take a lawyer's opinion on title before paying.
- Use the booking checklist and read the agreement. See reading a plot buyer agreement.
How we describe ourselves
Farmland India is a marketplace for farmland, not a broker and not a RERA agent. Listings come from owners and developers. Platform fees, where they apply, are disclosed on the fee page. Our review checks documents; it is not a substitute for yours. We do not claim an in-house legal team, and legal conclusions on this site need sign-off before they are published.
What is unconfirmed
This page is a DRAFT. Not confirmed: the exact review steps for each listing; whether scores are refreshed quarterly; the inputs of the Land Verification Score; whether the Trust Score panel logic is fixed; the public name of the review method page; and the role of any outside advisers. Descriptions come from internal project notes dated September to October 2026 and a test of one project page. Saurabh must confirm each claim before publishing.
