Effective 16 September 2009, building property inspectors undertaking building consultancy work will no longer be regulated under the Home Building Act in NSW. This means that building consultancy work is no longer licensed by Fair Trading.
This action was taken in response to a Council of Australian Governments commitment to rationalise occupational licensing across Australia to cut red tape for Building Inspectors across NSW.
See fair-trading web site for further information on Property Inspections below link: http://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/Tradespeople/Home_building_licensing/Licence_classes_and_qualifications/Building_consultancy.html
Effective Building & Consultancy (EBC) understands the purchase of a home will be the biggest financial decision that many consumers will ever make, this will be a considerable step for many of us, marking both a new beginning, and simple an investment. However, regardless of your reasoning, this is an important step for many of us, and a step that must be taken with caution, and piece of mind regarding the properties true underlying state.
Consequently, purchasers of existing property need to be positioned to make an informed decision on the current condition of the property so as to avoid expensive repairs to defective or non-complying work. Not only will this be a financial concern, this will also affect home owners comfort, as repairs take place, and a decrease in satisfaction with your new home.
EBC strongly recommends that you only use consultants that have adequate insurance cover, particularly for professional indemnity insurance for any type of Building & Pest inspection reporting.
Professional Indemnity insurance for property inspectors will cover you if you’re building property inspector fails to meet an adequate standard, and is perceived to be in a condition it is not in as stated in the report.
“Cutting the red tap”, will open many doors for potential issues, a report by an inexperienced inspector, may end up costing home owners thousands of dollars. Our team inspector is extremely concerned with the reduced regulations in place. The quality and information presented can potentially be manipulated by inspectors without licenses or insurance at the home owner’s risk. Our team has over 15 years experience in inspections and it is not all as clear cut as it may seem. Inspectors who are unqualified, and inexperienced can now be a homeowner or someone in a conflicting position, they can potentially “tone down” some of the findings to stimulate a sale. The issue now is in an unregulated market almost “anyone” may create an inspection report, in a “favorable” manner in order stimulate a desired outcome. It should be compulsory and a license should be brought back, there are many organizes without insurances now simple “after a sale”, without the true capabilities of carrying out a thorough inspection, without our experience and insured inspection team, we offer warrantee, protection to our consumers and a genuinely have our clients interest at our forefront.
Many experienced inspectors have suffered sever downturns, due to the unregulated circumstances.
“Experts believe a government property inspections register should be created to help improve transparency and reliability of reports. “ http://smh.domain.com.au/real-estate-news/report-crackdown-to-stop-nasty-surprises-20100915-15cro.html
The situation will reduce confidence in the housing market, more agents, and consumers interested in “selling” are able to become involved in report shopping to conceal defects and improve their sales prospects.
One reason for the change in structure is an attempt to save buyers thousands of dollars, as the successful buyer of the property will be the one who pays for the inspection report, although this means compulsory reports will shift the onus to sellers. It will give them the power to choose their inspector and provide no guarantee of the impartiality or the quality of the report.
The system that all houses for sale must have an inspection report is supported by our organisation, although we believe a minimum qualification and licensing of inspectors should be put back into place, which the state government dumped last year as an attempt to increase efficiencies.
Therefore, here at effective building and construction, all your worries are free! We guarantee professionalism, integrity and of course your protection. Your satisfaction is guaranteed, we have experienced staff, qualified inspectors and insurances for your protection. We offer inspections with a true piece of mind, and quality.
