Are home inspectors deal killers? Of course they do. But my definition of a deal killer may be different from yours. A deal killer is not a home inspector who objectively discloses the condition of a house in a balanced and unemotional manner . A deal killer is a home inspector who makes mountains out […]
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This week Berry Everitt, CEO of leading estate agency Chas Everitt has published a list of tips for first time home buyers. He says that before signing a sales agreement, buyers should ask every question they can think of about the property and preferably also get the house inspected by a professional home inspector. You
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Damp damage to house walls is frequently encountered by HouseCheck inspectors. HouseCheck inspectors are equipped with sensitive moisture meters which enable them to determine whether the visible damp damage is old, unrepaired, damp damage or whether the surface is still wet. Wet surfaces indicate that the problem is on-going. HouseCheck inspectors also use their experience
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Prospective buyers should do a thorough due diligence of a sectional title property before committing to a purchase. This should include both a condition inspection report (home inspection) and a due diligence of the body corporate. As most people know, a sectional title property differs from a freehold property in that the freehold property owner
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Sellers should consider professional home inspections before putting their properties on the market, says Lanice Steward, managing director of Knight Frank Anne Porter. Steward points out that most estate agencies now require sellers to sign property condition reports, but some sellers who sign such reports, may not be aware of some of the defects in
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An expensive mess for home buyers, resulting from a voetstoots clause, is well-illustrated by the reporting of an Appeal Court judgement in the Cape Times of 28 March 2013. The facts are: A thatch roof house in Gauteng was sold voetstoots. Aware that thatch could be a problem, the buyers wanted some assurance that the
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