Property Inspections

A practical first weeks checklist for moving into a new Queensland home, covering utilities, security, insurance, council services, and early maintenance priorities.

What Queensland buyers should budget for beyond the deposit, including finance clause timing, lender valuation risk, and the search, legal, duty and settlement costs that add up before settlement.

What Queensland buyers should check before signing an off-the-plan contract, including sunset clause protections, settlement timing, developer risk, and body corporate considerations.

What Queensland buyers need to prepare before bidding at auction, including finance readiness, building and pest checks, contract review, deposits, and why cooling-off does not apply.

What Queensland buyers should check when purchasing a property with an existing tenant, including lease continuation, notice requirements, bond records and landlord obligations.

What Queensland buyers should check when a property has a pool, including the QBCC pool safety register, certificate requirements at sale, and what a building and pest inspection does not cover.

Why a fence line is not proof of a Queensland property's legal boundary, what a survey plan actually shows, and when to engage a registered cadastral surveyor before you buy or build.

Why sheds, decks, pools and extensions on a Queensland property may not be approved even if they look well built, how to check council records, and the risks of buying without checking.

A practical second-visit inspection checklist for Queensland property buyers, covering water damage, cracks, doors and windows, retaining walls, and what a professional inspection still covers.

What buyers should check about sewer, water and stormwater infrastructure on a Queensland property, including easements, build-over approvals, and why guessing from the surface is not reliable.