Best Property Inspection Services in India: A Comparison You Can Check

A property inspection service sends a trained person to your flat, checks what is there and what is broken, and hands you a report you can act on. For an owner living abroad, the report is the whole point: it is the only way to know the true state of an asset you cannot walk through. This page compares the inspection options in India, using what each company states on its own public pages. Every claim links to its source. Where a price is not published, we say so.

66 MG Road published this guide. We are named at the end because inspection with dated proof is the core of our service. We mark that section as ours.

How to read this comparison

Three things separate an inspection you can trust from a photo someone sent on WhatsApp:

  1. What is actually inspected: a checklist that covers structure, electrical, plumbing, damp and fixtures beats a walk-through and a thumbs-up.
  2. Proof: dated photos, video and a written defect list with severity. Proof is what lets you act from another country, and what settles a dispute with a tenant later.
  3. Independence: an inspector with no stake in the repair, the sale or the rent gives you a straight report. An inspector who also quotes for the fixes has a reason to find them.

PropCheckup

Site: https://propcheckup.com/

PropCheckup started inspecting homes in 2012 and is a founding member of the Home Inspection Association of India. It works in Mumbai, Pune, Thane, Navi Mumbai, Nashik, Bangalore and Hyderabad. Its report runs to 100-plus pages with photographs, organised by category and severity; one customer describes over 200 issues found in a single flat, and the company states that most of what it reports is "impossible to find by an inexperienced eye" (PropCheckup). Its services include pre-possession, villa, rental-home and re-inspection, plus area verification and snagging. Pricing is not published on the page; a price calculator is offered instead.

Model: independent, engineer-led home inspection. Strength: a long track record and a genuinely detailed report with photos and severity ratings. What its pages do not state: a price, or video as standard alongside photos.

PropChk

Site: https://propcheck.in/

PropChk launched in 2022 and states 12,000-plus completed inspections across 12-plus cities including Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Vizag, Kolkata, Chennai and Hyderabad. Its QC engineers inspect structural, electrical, plumbing and safety aspects, plus area, dimensions, material quality and fixtures, using tools such as a thermal scanner, laser meter, TDS meter and RCD socket tester. An apartment inspection takes 1.5 to 3 hours, and the report is reviewed by an engineer before it reaches you (PropChk, PropChk B2B). Drone facade inspection is offered for B2B. Pricing is not published; a price calculator is offered.

Model: tech-enabled, engineer-reviewed inspection. Strength: the widest city coverage of the specialists, with instrument-based checks. What its pages do not state: a price, and whether the standard report includes dated video.

NoBroker inspections

Site: https://www.nobroker.in/nri/

NoBroker does not sell inspection as a standalone product. It bundles it into NRI property management: "regular property checks with detailed reports" and "high-quality photo and video updates" carried out by the dedicated manager (NoBroker NRI). This is convenient if you already use NoBroker to run the flat, and it does include video, but the inspector and the manager are the same party, so the check is not independent of the service being reported on. Pricing is not published on the NRI page.

Model: inspection bundled inside property management. Strength: photo and video updates are named, and it sits inside a full management service. What to watch: the inspection is not independent of the manager, and the page does not publish a price.

The DIY relative approach

Cost: a favour, until it is not

The default for most NRIs is a parent, sibling or cousin who visits the flat and reports back. It costs nothing and starts with trust. But it is not an inspection: there is no checklist, the "proof" is a few phone photos with no date stamp, and there is no written defect list to act on or to show a tenant in a dispute. Favours decay, records never start, and a year later there is no paper trail. It is fine as a supplement. It is not a substitute for a dated, structured report.

Model: informal, free, unstructured. Strength: zero cost and existing trust. What it lacks: a checklist, dated proof, independence and any record you can rely on later.

66 MG Road

Site: https://66mgroad.com/

We will describe our approach with the same scrutiny. For 66 MG Road, dated photo and video proof is not an add-on: it is a structural commitment on every job. Every inspection and every repair is documented with dated photos and video, and every rupee of vendor work is a line item on an itemized bill billed at actuals with receipts. This is the standard behind our Rs 20,000 Property Health Check: we send a person to your flat, inspect its real condition, and give you a dated, documented report before you ever hand over keys or sign a management contract. It is proof first. Teams operate in Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai and Gurgaon, with owner hubs in Singapore and Dubai. Pricing is published at /pricing.

Where we are honest about the limits: the specialist firms above run deeper structural inspections with instruments like thermal scanners, and they inspect for buyers who are not our clients. If you want a one-time, 100-page structural survey before a purchase, PropCheckup or PropChk is built for that. Our proof is built to run continuously while we manage the flat, not as a one-off survey. See why the informal route fails over time in property manager vs relative.

Comparison table

Service What is inspected Proof standard Independent of repairs/rent Published price
PropCheckup Structure, electrical, plumbing, damp, fixtures; 100+ page report Photos, categorised by severity Yes Not published (calculator)
PropChk Structural, electrical, plumbing, safety, area, fixtures; instrument-based Engineer-reviewed report Yes Not published (calculator)
NoBroker Property checks inside management Photo and video updates No, same party as manager Not published
DIY relative Whatever they notice Phone photos, no date, no list No structure Free
66 MG Road Condition check on the Rs 20,000 Property Health Check Dated photo and video, itemized Independent of rent (no rent commission); documents own repairs At /pricing; Health Check Rs 20,000

Details reflect each company's public pages as of August 2026. Companies change plans without notice: verify before you decide.

How to choose

Ask four questions in writing. What exactly do you inspect, and can I see a sample report? Are the photos and video dated, and do I get a written defect list with severity? Do you also quote for the repairs you find, and if so, how is that conflict handled? What does it cost for my flat, in total? For a one-time survey before buying, the specialist firms answer these best. For proof that runs while someone manages the flat, ask whether the standard report is dated and itemized, not just a WhatsApp album.

FAQ

What is the best property inspection service in India? It depends on the job. For a deep one-time structural survey before purchase or possession, PropCheckup and PropChk are the specialists, both engineer-led with detailed reports. For inspection that runs continuously while someone manages the flat, you want a manager whose standard is dated photo and video proof on every visit, which is how 66 MG Road works.

How much does a home inspection cost in India? The specialist firms do not publish flat rates; both PropCheckup and PropChk use a price calculator, because cost depends on the area and number of rooms. Get a total for your specific flat. 66 MG Road publishes its Property Health Check at Rs 20,000.

What should a property inspection report contain? A checklist covering structure, electrical, plumbing, damp and fixtures; dated photos and ideally video; and a written defect list with severity. Instrument-based checks such as a thermal scanner or laser meter add rigour. A few undated phone photos are not a report.

Is a relative visiting the flat enough for an NRI? As a supplement, yes. As a substitute, no. There is no checklist, no dated proof and no defect list to act on or to show a tenant later. Favours fade and records never start. Pair it with a dated, structured inspection.

Do these firms inspect for NRIs specifically? The specialist firms inspect for any owner, resident or NRI; the report is what an absent owner needs most. NoBroker bundles inspection into its NRI management. 66 MG Road is built for NRI landlords and makes dated proof the default.

Is the inspector independent of the repairs? With the specialist firms, yes; they inspect and hand you the report. With a bundled service, the inspector and the manager can be the same party, so the check is not independent. Ask who profits from the repairs an inspection finds.

Want proof of your flat's real condition before you hand over the keys? Start with the 66 MG Road Property Health Check: a dated, documented report for Rs 20,000. See pricing.

Saurabh Garg, founder, 66 MG Road

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