Home Audit guides
Market context, inspection timing and practical explanations of what visible findings may mean before you buy, bid or negotiate.
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Each guide separates durable inspection principles from dated market information, so changing conditions can be updated without obscuring the practical answer.
Guide 01
The pressure may be real, exaggerated or simply part of negotiating for the seller. Before accepting an unknown repair risk, understand exactly what information or protection you are being asked to give up.
Read the guideGuide 02
A building inspection always helps a buyer understand risk. Its commercial value is greatest when listings take longer to sell, buyers have alternatives and a vendor cannot assume another unconditional offer will arrive tomorrow.
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The building surveyor, the builder’s quality team, the bank and the Occupancy Permit each do something real. None of them replaces an inspector engaged by the homeowner. Thirty common claims, and what each one leaves unchecked.
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Many buyers assume a building inspection clause lets them walk away if the report is bad. Here is the contract wording, the deadlines and the older-home warning signs to check before you sign.
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A drainage pipe, the reinforcement next to it and a builder with 30 years behind him: what one Glen Waverley inspection shows about checking a slab before the concrete pour.
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A builder friend can spot problems. An independent inspection at each stage also gives you a dated, written record of what was found.
Read the guideOur editorial standard
Current claims are linked to official sources such as the RBA, ABS and Victorian government agencies.
Guidance distinguishes visible inspection findings from legal, market-value, engineering and specialist advice.
Technical articles are reviewed by Xiaoqiong Yang, Building Inspector (Limited), IN-L 100094.