Looking for Your Forever Home? Costly Traps You Can’t Afford to Fall Into
So the time has come. It’s going to be your first home purchase – an existing home. You have settled on the basic features you want and the [...]
The Crisis Facing Australian Homes
Standing in the living area of a two-bedroom apartment in Southbank, it quickly becomes obvious why this building’s residents are having trouble sleeping. The click, creak, click emanating from the [...]
Introducing our new regular columnist – Mr Con Constantine of UltraCon Constructions Pty Ltd
I am pleased to welcome Mr Constantine, who likes to be known simply as “Con”; our soon-to-be regular columnist and a man I am certain most of you will [...]
What does a good building inspection cover?
It’s an unfortunate truth: the Melbourne building inspection industry is rife with under qualified inspection agencies with little to no experience — or a wealth of experience in the wrong [...]
So, you want to become a landlord? Eight tips for Aussies looking to invest in property
As any property expert will tell you, investing in rental housing is a long-term commitment and there is more to being a landlord than just filling a house with [...]
Home buyer horror story: Over 200 reasons to inspect before you buy
Last week, while inspecting a home for one of our clients we found a serious contender for our notorious "Worst New House of the Year Award". Like so many [...]
Quality building inspection reports: It’s all about experience
When you buy a second-hand car for $10,000 you get it checked by a Mechanic first – right? When some people buy a second-hand house for $500,000 they don’t see [...]
How to Choose a Building Inspector
Two questions we hear all too often: "Aren’t Building Inspection Reports all pretty much the same" and "shouldn’t I just get the inspector offering the lowest price?" The answer to [...]
What Makes a Competent Building Inspector?
There are lots of people in the building industry who think they would make a good Building Inspector -the kind people who think they have just the right type of [...]
Tips on Re-Negotiating a Property Purchase Price
It may be stating the obvious, but the primary use of a Building Defect Report for a property buyer is to assist in understanding the true condition of the property, [...]