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Independence
No developer retainers, no builder referral fees, no under-the-table splits. Our only fee is the one on your invoice, printed and signed.
Property advice,held to the older standards.
A boutique firm founded in Lahore in 1998. We build, design and advise for a small number of owners and investors who want the same senior person on the phone every single time.
Since 1998Civil-Engineer signatory
The firm
Independent.
Senior.
In writing.
Boutique advisory built on three things clients can verify: no developer retainers, no ghost partners, no verbal-only agreements. Every scope is written, every fee is printed.
Established
Lahore only
1998
01
Civil-Engineer signatory
Mukarram Zia Chatha, supervising engineer on every project we build.
02
Union Developers group
Anchor construction partner across Union Town, Union Living and Union Green.
03
Fee-only, insured
No side-splits, no referral fees. Written scopes and printed invoices only.
How we work
Four principles.
Written down.
Followed.
02
Seniority
The person you meet in the first hour is the person on your mandate for its full length. No handoffs to juniors, no ghost partners.
03
Discretion
Your name, your address and your numbers stay inside the firm. Case studies published only with your signed consent.
04
Restraint
We turn down more work than we take. It is the only way to hold the first three principles, quarter after quarter.
Milestones
Twenty-six years,
in small increments.
01
1998
Union Town founded
Mukarram Zia Chatha establishes the firm from a single room on Main Boulevard, Union Town, Lahore.
02
2007
Union Living launched
Second Lahore development opens on Canal Bank Road, expanding the residential portfolio.
03
2014
Union Green added
Third scheme on College Road, deepening our footprint across Lahore.
04
2023
Design studio
In-house interior and exterior design brought under the same roof as construction.
Mukarram Z. ChathaCEO
CEO & Founder
Mukarram Zia Chatha,
Civil Engineer & signatory.
Twenty-six years building and advising in Lahore. Civil Engineer by training, supervisor and signatory across the Union Developers group. Founder of Chatha in 1998 and the named partner on every mandate the firm takes.
Practice
Construction, interior & exterior design, valuation, portfolio advisory.
Coverage
Lahore only. Three offices on Union Town, Union Living and Union Green.
Standing
Civil-Engineer signatory. Supervisor across the Union Developers group.
Associated brands
Six developments,
under one signatory.
About the firm
Common questions,
frankly answered.
Discretion aside, we prefer to be plain about how we work.
A builder-advisor. We construct, design and advise — always as the named partner on your project. No sub-contracted brokers, no anonymous back office.