Independent Buyer’s Verification Inspection
You have been handed a report someone else commissioned. This is your own inspector looking at the same property.
Who this report is for
Buyers who have been supplied with a building or pest report by the vendor, the agent or the builder, and want an inspector working for them to verify it.
When to order it
As soon as you receive the supplied report and before you exchange. If the property is at auction, before you bid.
What is inspected
- An independent inspection of the property in its own right — not a desk review of somebody else’s document
- Verification of the significant findings in the supplied report
- Identification of matters the supplied report does not appear to address
- Assessment of areas the supplied report recorded as inaccessible, where access is possible on the day
- Investigation of the specific concerns you raise before the inspection
- A clear statement of where the two reports agree and where they differ
What you receive
- An independent written report with its own photographic evidence
- A direct comparison against the supplied report on the significant items
- Anything found that the supplied report did not record
- A conversation with the inspector about what the differences actually mean for your decision
Important exclusions and limitations
Publishing this is unusual. It should not be — you should know where the gaps are before you rely on the document.
- This is a fresh inspection with a comparison, not an audit or a professional-conduct assessment of the other report or its author.
- Visual only, under the same access limits as any inspection.
- It cannot verify what neither inspector could reach. Where the supplied report recorded no access and there is still no access, this report says so too.
Technology and equipment used
- Professional FLIR thermal imaging
- Moisture measurement and mapping
- FPV micro-drone access where safe and permitted
Thermal imaging identifies temperature anomalies and supports professional interpretation; it is not proof of a hidden defect on its own. Drone use depends on weather, airspace, privacy and site conditions and supplements physical inspection rather than guaranteeing complete coverage.
Turnaround
Need it fast? An urgent report is delivered within 6 hours of the inspection when you ask for one at the time of booking. Standard turnaround is confirmed in writing with your booking, before the inspection takes place.
Pricing
The guide price for this report starts at $399 (inc GST) for a standard job of this type. The confirmed figure is subject to travel distance and job complexity, and also depends on the property type and size, access, the scope of the report, urgency and any specialist equipment or testing required. You receive a confirmed price and a written scope before anything is booked.
- Property type and size
- Location and travel
- Access to the areas that need inspecting
- The scope of the report
- Complexity, and how many concerns are involved
- Urgency
- Any specialist equipment or testing required
Service areas
This report is available across Sydney, The Illawarra, Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven. Outside these areas, call 1300 140 579 and ask — travel is often workable.
Questions
Questions about this report
Is this the same as a pre-sale inspection?
No, and the difference matters. A pre-sale inspection is commissioned by the vendor before listing. This is commissioned by you, after you have been handed somebody else’s report, and the whole point is that the inspector is working for the buyer.
Are you looking for problems with the other report?
The property is inspected on its own merits first. The comparison comes after. That order matters — starting from someone else’s conclusions is how you inherit their blind spots.
What if you find the supplied report was accurate?
Then you have paid for certainty on the largest purchase of your life, and you can bid or exchange knowing two independent inspectors saw the same building.
What do I need to send you before the inspection?
The report you were given, in full, along with the property address and the date you need the work completed by. The property is inspected on its own merits first and the comparison is prepared afterwards, so the earlier the existing report arrives the better.
Request a report
Tell us the property and the problem
You will get a confirmed price and a written scope before anything is booked. No deposit is taken to answer a question.
Would rather just talk it through?
1300 140 579Describe the property and the concern. You will get a straight answer about which report fits, including when the answer is that you do not need one.
- NSW Licensed Builder
- Professional Indemnity Insured
- $20 Million Public Liability Insurance
- More than 20 years of hands-on building experience
- Independent — the report is written for you
Enquiry received.
Thank you — your request has been sent and you will get a reply with availability, scope and cost.
If you are working to an auction or a cooling-off deadline and need an answer quickly, call 1300 140 579.