Buyer Beware – Building Inspections

In his article in Domain, The Sunday Age 13 November, 2005 at p.4, Gary Lapersonne warns buyers to beware, as 28% of homes have illegal work. Lapersonne goes on to say, “Naïve home buyers could be slugged for costly repairs to illegal buildings – and possible more so in rural Victoria than in the inner suburbs.”

But any warning about illegal building works should also include warnings about estate agents, lawyers, conveyancers, building inspectors, the auction system and the drafting of sale contracts.

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