Don’t get caught out, arrange a building and pest inspections today!
Building and pest inspections provide detailed reports that assist buyers and sellers in identifying possible property concerns, potentially saving them thousands of dollars. Although they are not mandatory services, they are still required by most financial companies when issuing funds.
Building and Pest Inspections in Queensland
There are several reasons why Bob Gunn Termite Solutions highly encourages taking advantage of building and pest inspections. Read on and learn the many benefits of conducting inspections regularly.
Our Services Include
- Pre-Purchase Pest Inspections
- Pre-Purchase Building Inspections
- T3I Thermal Imaging Camera
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Are you buying?
We have the goal of helping our clients make informed decisions, especially when it comes to real estate. That is why, using the latest technologies, our inspectors go out of their way to provide our clients, in Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and the surrounding areas, with a comprehensive report that identifies hidden and potentially costly realty problems. With our building and pest inspections services, you can confidently back out of or proceed with the purchase on your favourable terms.
Are you selling?
We understand that there is nothing worse than having your property contracts cancelled. That is why we offer pre-purchase pest control and pest inspection services to help you prevent issues before they become a real problem. Our building and pest inspections reports provide sellers with detailed information about their property, allowing them to rectify issues before they are identified by the buyer.
Why you need building and pest inspection
In Queensland, it is not compulsory to have a pre-purchase building and pest inspection performed when property changes hands. There is no legislation that requires it, no fine involved and not even a small prison term!
However, a mortgagee will usually ask for a written report that details the condition of the property, both in terms of the building construction and the presence (or not) of pests and any damage they may have caused. They can do this because:
- They have leverage – The purchaser needs the loan approved to buy the property.
- They are taking on a risk – This risk is much greater if the collateral i.e. the property being purchased, has unseen damage. It could result in the property being worth much less than the value of the loan. This would put the mortgagee in a loss-making situation.
- They are calling the shots – If a satisfactory inspection report is a condition of the contract, the results can determine if the contract proceeds to settlement.
We have the goal of helping our clients make informed decisions, especially when it comes to real estate. That is why, using the latest technologies, our inspectors go out of their way to provide our clients, in Brisbane and the surrounding areas, with a comprehensive report that identifies hidden and potentially costly realty problems. With our building and pest inspection services, you can confidently back out of or proceed with the purchase on your favourable terms.
Advantages of a building and pest inspections
To avoid having a contract of sale jeopardised in any way, many vendors or sellers of property are taking the initiative and arranging pre purchase building and pest inspections services in Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshines Coast and surrounds before they list the property for sale. There are several advantages for them in this approach:
- There is plenty of time to rectify any damage revealed by the report before the property is advertised.
- Once the damage is rectified and the costs known, the vendors can decide if adding these costs to the price they want for their property is feasible in the going market.
- The real estate agent can truthfully tell prospective buyers that there are no structural or pest damage issues with their property. This can be a feature of their advertising campaign.
- With the building and pest inspection report being available before the contract is drawn up, the condition of the property should not be an issue in any contract of sale.
- The cost of pest and building inspections in Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshines Coast and surrounds is small compared to the certainty it gives the building owner. Holding off so the prospective buyer will pay for it could backfire, resulting in a lost sale. For the amount of money involved, it is simply not worth it.
Get Inspected, Save Your Property
How many hundreds of thousands of properties are there where the owner/occupiers have lived in the home for many years and never looked in the ceiling or under the floorboards?
If the boards were lifted up, would there be evidence of termites – the silent destroyers of timber that leaves it honeycombed and structurally unsound. Would the homeowner want the first indication of this type of damage to be a collapsed floor or ceiling?
Contact us for pre-purchase building and pest inspections in Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and surrounding areas.







