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I've probably slightly confused you about the cubby. It didn't need securing at all. It was not a safety hazard. It simply was not cemented into the ground, therefore it was not a structure, but a chattel. Our female purchaser's brother was their solicitor and took great delight in getting our...

PS. I did say ant caps are "meant to stop termites". I know full well they don't stop termites. But missing ant caps did in fact crash a contract that we swooped in and grabbed. Their loss, our gain. Fair enough. I've never seen it, or heard of it, but as I said, I have heard most of the stuff...

Agents are not building inspector friendly due to all the things I've posted previously.

We are getting one done because our agent suggested that for an auction we do it. Buyers don't like doing them and paying $500 on the off chance that they might win at auction. I've never had one done on anything I've ever purchased. We can see the underneath of houses we have bought...

The building report will be the same whether it is paid for by the vendor or the purchaser. I've never seen a good building report. Sure, you can avoid the ones that are known to be "difficult", who make every house sound like it is about to fall over, and agents know which ones to avoid. They...

Most agents know who to avoid, but building inspectors work for themselves, cover their own backsides with pages of "outs". They are not going to bend the rules or make things sound rosy just because they know the agent. Most agents don't like building inspectors much at all. They make things...

... or call some local real estate agents who would have a few names in their speed dial.