A Gold Coast building and pest inspector who receives regular call-outs to newly-purchased properties with structural or termite issues says he believes homebuyers are being pressured to sign contracts without doing due diligence.
A Gold Coast building inspector believes homebuyers are being pressured to sign contracts without doing due diligence , after receiving regular calls to newly-purchased properties with structural or termite issues.
"They have got no equity. There is no spare money to spend, so when they realise there is structural damage and it's not just thousands, it's tens of thousands, it's heartbreaking."Mr Golin said termites were "everywhere" and estimated he found two or three homes each year in south-east Queensland that were a complete write-off.The couple bought the house after having it checked by a different building and pest inspector, who told them it was fine.
He advised buyers to check for "cover-ups" such as new skirting boards or architraves that looked like they had been replaced, or did not match the paint on the walls."It's a hard one to control because sellers always lie when it comes to termites and agents don't want to know about it — they don't ask, because they would rather not know."Master Builders building and planning services manager Karen Haworth said pre-purchase inspections were usually visual only.
For auctions, Ms Haworth said building and pest inspections were often arranged by the seller, with real estate agents commissioning reports before a property hit the market. "When an inspector says, 'Please follow up with further inspections' people just think, 'Oh no, I want to buy this house, I just want to get in and I'll deal with it later'," she said."We find most of the time, the consumer just sort of pushes that line of thought away and doesn't get someone else in … the short time frame to buy a property," she said.
Mr Marshall said termites aside, most properties would have some defects unless they were new builds.
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