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Up until now, the quality of your build has often been negatively affected by subcontractors employed and supervised by your builder not being incentivised to deliver the quality both you and your builder require. Only the principal contractor and not their subcontractors were held to be responsible for work. Disputes involving untradesmanlike work and unmet […]

On 1 December 2014, the Property Agents and Motor Dealers Act PAMDA) was replaced by 4 new pieces of legislation, one of which was the Property Occupations Act 2014 (POA). Changes aimed at streamlining and simplifying property transactions include the following key features: The PAMDA Form 30C Warning Statement was abolished. Contracts for residential property now […]

Understandably, many vendors are anxious to sell so that they can get on with the next phase in their lives, perhaps even on to their next home, pending the sale of their current property. Unfortunately, in their eagerness to sell, vendors may behave rashly in an attempt to present their property in its best possible […]

There is a popular misconception that getting a Building and Pest Inspection on the property you’re buying is mandatory. Quite to the contrary, just because there is clause 4.1 under Terms of the REIQ Houses and Land Contract, doesn’t necessarily mean that you are obliged to follow through or even take it up. However, you […]

If you’ve just purchased a property, no doubt you’re nervously awaiting the results of your building and pest inspection. But there may be yet another inspection you need to have done particularly if the property has a pool or spa, a pool safety inspection is not normally included as part of a pre-purchase building and pest […]

Many purchasers of apartments or units in Queensland are unaware that they may be vulnerable because the current statutory home warranty insurance scheme only covers the construction of, extension, addition, alteration, renovation or repair to multi-dwelling buildings only up to 3 stories. Although the QBCC can direct the builder to rectify structural defects within 6 […]

When purchasing a property you need to be mindful that severe weather events are becoming a fact of life in Brisbane which, being built upon a flood plain is prone to flooding especially during the summer storm season from November through to March. While you’re doing your pre-purchase due diligence you might also like to […]

According to the Queensland Building and Construction Commission, on “20 June 2014, the Queensland Building and Construction Board made the Rectification of Building Work Policy which replaced the 6 month building inspection report. If your building contractor has carried out defective building work they may be required to rectify that work irrespective of whether they […]

According to the Queensland Building and Construction Commission, on “20 June 2014, the Queensland Building and Construction Board made the Rectification of Building Work Policy. For you, this means that if your building contractor has carried out defective building work they should be required to rectify that work irrespective of whether they did or did […]

If you’re building a new home – keep in mind that you need a number of inspections at different stages of build to ensure that you’re happy with the way the house is being built. Foundation Stage Inspection: immediately before the slab is poured. Why: Foundations and footings vary according to the dwelling design and the characteristics […]

A good time to have your building inspection conducted is a day or two after a storm has passed.  For Brisbane property – after the recent supercell storm in November that had hail and cyclonic winds it will give you a good idea about the structure of a house.  It will also allow our building […]

Home Owners are encouraged today to improve your energy efficiency through passive design.  This is possible through good ventilation in the warmer climates and insulation in the cooler climates. Air Flow To improve air flow and air quality you should consider cross ventilation by having windows strategically placed in a home, within one room and […]