PRE-PURCHASE INSPECTIONS
Our pre-purchase home inspections help protect the buyer while ensuring both the seller and agent that the property meets Australian Standards.
PRE-PURCHASE INSPECTION SERVICES
Combining the structural and pest inspections reduces the time and expense involved with arranging access to the property on multiple occasions.
Pre-purchase home inspections can be performed either as a stand-alone structural building inspection or a stand-alone timber and pest inspection. Alternatively, both of these inspections can be performed together and combined into one report. When a property is sold, some jurisdictions require a building or pest inspection by law, while others do not. Regardless of the legalities, a professional home inspection gives great peace of mind to both the buyer and the seller of the property, as well as the real estate agent who wants to be accommodating to both parties.
If you are not sure of the legal requirements in your state or the finer details of pre-purchase home inspections, then give our friendly team a call. We can guide you on which home inspections are recommended, whether these home inspections are required in a legal sense and how to get the most value out of these options. Usually, by combining the pre-purchase structural building inspection and the pre-purchase timber pest inspection, you can protect your property investment and get the best value out of your home inspection.
Most homes are purchased after one or two short visits to the property. An independant, third party home inspection ensures a closer look under the surface to identify major structural faults, so that potential buyers aren’t exposed to huge repair costs in the future.
Pre-purchase strucutural building inspections cover safety hazards such as exposed electrical wiring or inadequate pool fencing. Inspectors also look for building subsidence (underground movement) and other significant structural defects that affect the usability or safety of the property.
A pre-purchase timber and pest inspection is required to to identify a current infestation of termites and/or damage that has already been caused by them or other timber pests. Timber pest inspections are carried out by a trained specialist.
It is important that the building and pest inspections are mentioned as conditions of sale in the Offer and Acceptance. These pre-purchase inspections are organised by the buyer and are generally scheduled to be completed after you have made an offer.