FAQs
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to what we are asked most. If yours is not here, write to us.
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How do I start with The Corps Ventures?
Send an enquiry through the contact form or register on the site. We call you back within two working days, take a short brief on what you need, and tell you which desk will handle it. The first consultation is free and carries no obligation.
- 1. Register or send an enquiry form
- 2. Expect a call back within two working days
- 3. A free first consultation with the relevant desk
- 4. No documents required at this stage
What does the first meeting cover?
We ask what you are trying to do, what the money or the property is for, and what your timeline is. We then tell you honestly whether it is something we can place, and what documents would be needed to take it further.
- 1. Your requirement, timeline and constraints
- 2. An honest view on whether we can place it
- 3. The document checklist you would need
- 4. Indicative fees and stages
Do you work outside Delhi NCR?
Our site teams work across Delhi NCR and the immediate corridors, because that is where we can supervise properly and get materials to site the same day. Projects further out are considered case by case.
- 1. Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Faridabad, Ghaziabad
- 2. Sohna, Manesar, Bhiwadi and nearby corridors
- 3. Further sites considered case by case
- 4. We decline what we cannot supervise
Is there a minimum project size?
Most of our work runs between 2,000 and 20,000 square feet of built-up area. Smaller jobs are taken on where the site is within reach of a running project, so a supervisor can be there daily.
- 1. Typically 2,000 to 20,000 sq ft
- 2. Smaller jobs near a running site
- 3. Interior fit-outs of any size
- 4. Larger projects priced on survey
How long does a project take?
A standard house on a sanctioned plan runs nine to twelve months from mobilisation to handover. An interior fit-out takes six to ten weeks and a warehouse shed three to five months. Each stage is dated in the schedule you sign.
- 1. Standard house: nine to twelve months
- 2. Interior fit-out: six to ten weeks
- 3. Shed or warehouse: three to five months
- 4. Delays are usually late selections or payments
Who will I be dealing with?
One engineer stays with your project from the first site visit to handover, supported by the site supervisor running your job. A director signs off every estimate and contract before it reaches you.
- 1. One named engineer throughout
- 2. A supervisor on your site daily
- 3. Director sign-off on every contract
- 4. A written progress report every week
What does Corps Constructions do?
We build. Residential, commercial, industrial and interior projects, executed by our own supervisors and crews, priced against a written bill of quantities and delivered to a dated schedule.
- 1. Site survey and feasibility
- 2. Working drawings and priced BOQ
- 3. Execution with our own site teams
- 4. Handover with defects liability cover
What do you need from me to start?
The title documents for the plot, the sanctioned building plan if you have one, site access, and a clear brief on what you want built and what you want to spend. If the plan is not yet sanctioned, we take it through.
- 1. Plot title documents
- 2. Sanctioned plan, or we obtain it
- 3. Site access for survey and works
- 4. Your brief and your budget
Do you take on small jobs and renovations?
Yes, within reason. Renovations, rooftop additions, boundary walls and single-floor fit-outs are regular work for us. Very small repair jobs we usually cannot staff properly, and we will say so rather than take them and neglect them.
- 1. Renovations and additions welcome
- 2. Fit-outs and interiors taken on
- 3. Minor repair jobs often declined
- 4. We say no rather than under-staff a site
Do you work with my architect?
Gladly. If you already have an architect, we build to their drawings and coordinate with them through the job. If you do not, our team can prepare the drawings and take the plan through sanction.
- 1. We build to your architect's drawings
- 2. Or we prepare drawings ourselves
- 3. Sanction handled either way
- 4. No mark-up on consultant fees
Who supervises the site day to day?
Our own supervisor, employed by us and present on site through working hours. Specialist trades such as lifts, HVAC or aluminium work are engaged from our vendor panel but work under our supervision.
- 1. Our own supervisor on site daily
- 2. Crews employed, not sub-let wholesale
- 3. Specialist trades under our control
- 4. Site safety rules applied to everyone
What if I want to change something midway?
Changes are normal. Any variation is measured, quoted in writing and approved by you before it is executed. Nothing is added to your final bill that you have not already agreed in writing.
- 1. Variations quoted before execution
- 2. Written approval taken every time
- 3. No surprise additions at the end
- 4. Schedule impact stated with the quote
What does the Holdings desk do?
It sources land and commercial property, verifies title, prices the asset, negotiates, and takes the transaction through registration, mutation and possession. Some assets we hold on our own book, some we buy for clients, some we co-invest in.
- 1. Sourcing against a written brief
- 2. Title and encumbrance verification
- 3. Valuation and negotiation
- 4. Registration, mutation and possession
How do you verify title?
Title chain, encumbrance certificate, mutation records, approvals, land use and pending litigation are checked on record before any advance is released, and counsel issues an opinion on every transaction.
- 1. Chain of title traced on record
- 2. Thirty-year search where available
- 3. Litigation and encumbrance search
- 4. Written opinion from counsel
Can I buy agricultural land through you?
Sometimes, but only where the buyer is legally eligible and the intended use is realistic. Land use, ceiling limits and conversion prospects are checked before we recommend anything.
- 1. Buyer eligibility checked first
- 2. Land use and ceiling limits verified
- 3. Conversion assessed realistically
- 4. Declined where the records do not support it
Do you handle leasing?
Yes, for assets held for yield. We source tenants, benchmark the rent, and handle the lease documentation and renewals.
- 1. Tenant sourcing and screening
- 2. Rent benchmarked against comparables
- 3. Lease drafting and registration
- 4. Renewal and rent revision tracking
What costs come on top of the price?
Stamp duty, registration charges, valuation, legal fees, mutation costs and any brokerage. All of these are shown to you at actuals before you commit.
- 1. Stamp duty and registration
- 2. Valuation and legal fees
- 3. Mutation and utility transfer costs
- 4. Brokerage, where applicable
How long should I expect to hold an asset?
We agree an indicative holding period and an exit route with you before purchase. For land it is usually three to seven years; for pre-leased commercial assets, the horizon is driven by the lease.
- 1. Holding period agreed before purchase
- 2. Land typically three to seven years
- 3. Leased assets driven by the lease term
- 4. Reviewed with you every year
How is a project priced?
Two ways. A turnkey rate per square foot of built-up area against an agreed specification, or an item-rate contract priced line by line against the bill of quantities, measured and billed on actual work done.
- 1. Turnkey: a fixed rate per sq ft
- 2. Item-rate: priced against the BOQ
- 3. Labour-only supervision also available
- 4. Specification named in writing either way
When do I pay?
Against completed milestones, inspected with you on site before billing. Ten per cent on mobilisation, twenty on plinth, thirty-five on structure, twenty-five through finishing and ten on handover.
- 1. Ten per cent on mobilisation
- 2. Twenty on plinth completion
- 3. Thirty-five on structure completion
- 4. Twenty-five on finishing, ten on handover
What is not included in the rate?
The cost of the plot, government sanction and development charges, electricity and water connection deposits, and any fitting or finish you upgrade above the agreed specification.
- 1. Plot cost and sanction charges
- 2. Utility connection deposits
- 3. Upgrades above the specification
- 4. Statutory taxes apply on invoices
Is the site survey free?
Yes. The first site visit, the measurement and the indicative estimate cost nothing and carry no obligation. Charges begin only once you sign the contract.
- 1. First visit and measurement free
- 2. Indicative estimate at no charge
- 3. No obligation to proceed
- 4. Charges start at contract signing
What happens if I cancel after signing?
Work completed to that date is measured and billed, materials already delivered to site are chargeable at cost, and anything not yet started is not billed. The final statement is issued within seven working days.
- 1. Completed work measured and billed
- 2. Delivered materials chargeable at cost
- 3. Unstarted work never billed
- 4. Final statement within seven days
How do I make a payment?
By bank transfer to the company account named on your invoice. We do not accept cash, and we will never ask you to transfer money to an account given over the phone or in an unverified email.
- 1. Bank transfer against invoice only
- 2. Verify the account by calling us
- 3. No cash payments accepted
- 4. Receipt issued for every payment
Can you help me arrange a construction loan?
We can help with the documentation a lender asks for: the sanctioned plan, the cost estimate, the contract, the priced BOQ and the stage completion certificates. We are not a lender, a DSA or a loan agent.
- 1. Documentation prepared for your lender
- 2. Stage certificates issued on time
- 3. We take no commission from lenders
- 4. Your choice of lender, always
Which lenders do you work with?
Public and private sector banks, housing finance companies and NBFCs that fund construction in this market. We know what each one asks for before releasing a stage, which is usually where disbursement stalls.
- 1. Banks and housing finance companies
- 2. NBFC and project lenders
- 3. Local branch relationships
- 4. No exclusive tie-up with anyone
What does the lender need from you?
The contract copy, the priced bill of quantities, the schedule, the specification, stage completion certificates and site photographs. If a valuer wants to inspect, our supervisor meets them at the site.
- 1. Contract and priced BOQ
- 2. Schedule and specification
- 3. Stage completion certificates
- 4. Site access for the valuer
Do you charge for the finance support?
No. It is part of running your project properly. A site that goes idle waiting for a tranche costs us as much time as it costs you money.
- 1. No fee charged for this help
- 2. No commission from any lender
- 3. Included in the project scope
- 4. Lender selection stays your decision
Can I buy the plot through you as well?
Yes. Our property desk sources land, builder floors and commercial units, verifies title and handles the transaction through registration. Many clients buy and build through the same team.
- 1. Plot and asset sourcing
- 2. Title and encumbrance verification
- 3. Registration and mutation handled
- 4. One team for buying and building
What reporting do I get while building?
A written progress report every week with photographs, the material consumed, the work completed and what is planned next. You also get a call from the engineer running your project.
- 1. A written report every week
- 2. Site photographs with each report
- 3. Running material account
- 4. A named engineer on call
Are you regulated?
We are a private limited company carrying out civil construction and property trading. We are not a bank, an NBFC, a registered investment adviser or an insurance intermediary, and we do not accept deposits or hold client funds.
- 1. A private limited company, Gurugram
- 2. Not a bank, NBFC or adviser
- 3. No deposits, no client funds held
- 4. Licensed professionals engaged where needed
What do you do with my documents?
They are held on controlled systems with access limited to the team working your file, used only for your project, and retained after completion only for as long as the law requires.
- 1. Access limited to your file team
- 2. Used only for your project
- 3. Never shared without written instruction
- 4. Destroyed after the statutory period
Do you sign a confidentiality agreement?
Yes. Mutual confidentiality is part of our contract, and we will sign your own NDA where you prefer to use it.
- 1. Mutual confidentiality in every engagement
- 2. Your own NDA accepted
- 3. Applies to vendors and consultants too
- 4. Survives the end of the project
How do I raise a complaint?
Write to support@thecorps.in. Complaints are acknowledged within two working days, and if the first response does not settle the matter it is escalated to a director for a written decision.
- 1. Write to support@thecorps.in
- 2. Acknowledged within two working days
- 3. Escalation to a director if unresolved
- 4. A written decision, not a phone call
What law applies?
Indian law. Our terms are governed by it and the courts at Gurugram, Haryana have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute with us.
- 1. Indian law applies throughout
- 2. Gurugram courts have jurisdiction
- 3. Engagement letter prevails over the website
- 4. Disputes addressed in writing first
How do I ask for my data to be deleted?
Write to support@thecorps.in. We delete whatever we are not required by law to keep, and confirm in writing what has been removed and what has been retained.
- 1. Send a written request to support@thecorps.in
- 2. Answered within thirty days
- 3. Statutory records retained as required
- 4. Written confirmation of what was deleted
Planning to build, or to buy and sell property?
Talk to our team about construction, property and project finance. The first consultation is free.
