Residential Reports in Canberra

What are in ACT Residential Reports?

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A Summary of what is in Canberra Residential Reports.

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In Canberra residential reports are compulsory for all houses and townhouses. They are not compulsory for home units, offices, warehouses or factories.

In Canberra residential reports the building inspector has to supply four inspection types. The first is the Building Inspection. This comprises a Structural Inspection of the home and here the inspector has to outline any major defects of the residence. Some inspectors also include a basic plumbing and electrical and appliances inspection, as we do.

All ACT residential reports must have a termite inspection as part of their report. This is more technically termed a Timber Pest Inspection. But in Canberra, it is termites that are the major concern. But the listing of conducive material and parts of the structure that are suffering fungal attack because of lack of maintenance is very useful for the buyer.

The next item for ACT residential reports is the Energy Efficiency Rating. This is so you can know what is useful for the buy to conserve energy. It also encourages homeowners to know and be responsible for their energy consumption.

The last item is the Compliance Report. All residential building inspectors may make out this report and send it to the government. This is mandated by law. The ACT residential report is simply where the residential building inspectors notes what is on the plan and what is there on the site in reality. He then reports the discrepancy. There are some structures that are exempt from these reports, such as certain pergolas and so on.

While the conveyancing files are not an inspection, they are in fact ordered from the ACT government on your behalf and they become part of the body of inspection reports as well.

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