Pre-Sale/Pre Auction Inspections
We know the presentation of your property is critical to achieving the best price. Defects found during a purchaser’s building inspection can drive the price down, extend the time your property is on the market or event prevent a sale.
Our pre-sale/pre-auction inspections identify key issues and give you the opportunity to rectify them before putting your property on the market.
A typical inspection includes:
Building structure (roof structure, structural walls, floor slabs etc.)
Building fabric (floors, walls, cladding, roof coverings etc.)
Fenestration (windows, skylights, glazed cladding etc.)
Building services (water heating, water supply, water storage, electrical and gas installations, solar installations, heating and cooling, lifts or other vertical transport etc.)
Moisture assessments in key areas like bathrooms, kitchens and laundry
Pest and termite inspection
Safety issues
Prepared in accordance with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors best practice and Australian pre-purchase inspection standards (AS4349.1-2007 and AS4349.3-2010).
Often we can identify ways to resolve defects swiftly or, in the event of more substantial issues, we can project manage the works to fast track your entry into the market.
In our experience, adding the cost of the inspection and repairs to the sale price of the property won’t impact the sale, but leaving unresolved defects for the purchaser to find gives them an upper hand in negotiations.
Get the best outcome for you and enquire with us today.