Pre-settlement Inspection

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  1. Karlos1234

    Karlos1234 Well-Known Member

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    Hi All,

    My OTP 2/2/1 apartment will be ready for pre settlement inspection soon and I will have less than an hour to find issues. Any idea about the main things I should check or do at this stage?
     
    Karlos1234, 3rd Feb, 2018
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  2. ashish1137

    ashish1137 Well-Known Member

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    Get it professionally inspected. Are you a certified inspector?

    Regards
     
    ashish1137, 3rd Feb, 2018
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  3. JDM

    JDM Well-Known Member

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    I would definitely have it inspected by a qualified person. A lot of people use handovers.com in my experience - note I have no association with them.
     
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  4. Westminster

    Westminster Tigress at Tiger Developments Business Member

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    I would challenge a time limit set on a pre settlement inspection. That just smells of them not wanting you to find something.
    Does your contract have in it that you have that time period to do it?
    I'd be getting a professional building inspector to make sure they aren't trying to get anything past you. They will test everything, take photos, report using the Building Code of Australia etc (well mine does).
     
    Westminster, 3rd Feb, 2018
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    Surely you wouldn’t need more than 1 hour for a 2 bedroom apartment
     
    738, 3rd Feb, 2018
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  6. Karlos1234

    Karlos1234 Well-Known Member

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    Thank you all. I hired handovers.com and it was worth it.
     
    Karlos1234, 10th Feb, 2018
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