Pre property inspections - Target property cowboys not the system – Nick Hill
- Pre-purchase property inspections are unregulated, allowing uncertified inspectors to operate without mandatory qualifications or insurance.
- There are calls for better standards and mandatory insurance aim to protect buyers from defective building work.
The Herald recently reported on a new homeowner saddled with a rotting, leaky house after several pre-purchase property inspections gave the house a health tick.
That’s why the Building Officials Institute of New Zealand established a robust Accredited Building Surveyor (ABS) programme for pre-purchase property inspections – to stop the cowboys.
