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Compare the same detailed property type over the same period, then inspect the source records and sample size. Asking prices are different from recorded transaction prices. Historical sample medians do not automatically value an individual home, especially without matching size, tenure and condition.

The guide uses neighbourhood reference points and a selectable reference radius. The dashed circle is not an official boundary. Transaction pins group records at the area reference point; they do not reveal a specific home. Facilities are a selected, source-linked list, not a complete live inventory.

Ask for completion and occupation records, where available, matched to this specific home or phase. The date of a recent purchase, title registration or renovation does not by itself prove the building's age. If supporting records are missing, the year should remain unverified.

What to do next

1. Ask the owner for the original completion year and any CCC/CFO or related completion records.
2. Have the relevant professional or authority match the documents to the address, phase and approved alterations.
3. Inspect the actual roof, plumbing, wiring and structure rather than judging condition by age alone.

A completion certificate is not a current-condition warranty. Missing dates must not be replaced with a guessed year.

Photos or fresh paint cannot establish that a home is leak-free. Ask for disclosure and repair records, then arrange an inspection of accessible areas. Any agreed repair, inspection condition or seller undertaking should be documented with your solicitor rather than left as a verbal promise.

What to do next

1. Request the history of roof, ceiling, bathroom and plumbing leaks, with repair invoices where available.
2. With permission, use a qualified inspector for moisture and appropriate testing; do not climb an unsafe roof.
3. Obtain a written findings and repair estimate, then ask your solicitor to record the agreed remedy or condition.

Access and inspection scope may leave concealed defects untested. A viewing is not a structural or waterproofing certificate; contract obligations require legal review.

A normal viewing cannot certify a property as termite-free. Request infestation and treatment history and use a competent specialist for an inspection. If pesticide treatment is proposed, check the relevant DOA pest-control operator and applicator licences; a treatment receipt is not a structural assessment.

What to do next

1. Ask for earlier infestation reports, treatment invoices, warranty terms and the areas treated.
2. Arrange a specialist inspection of accessible timber and concealed-risk areas, with written scope and exclusions.
3. For chemical treatment verify PCO/applicator credentials; obtain a structural professional's advice if damage is suspected.

Do not assume treatment makes all timber sound or prevents every recurrence. Inspection, chemical treatment and structural assessment are different scopes.

We cannot guarantee that a property or area will never flood. Check the specific home and street, reported past events and drainage, alongside JPS rainfall and river-level information. A station reading or absence of an alert is not a property's flood-history certificate.

What to do next

1. Ask the owner and nearby residents about dates, depths and effects of past flooding; request available photos or records.
2. Inspect levels, drains and access; seek local-authority/JPS or a suitable professional's advice where risk is unclear.
3. Check the relevant JPS stations and dated information, and ask your insurer about actual flood terms and exclusions.

Flood data may be incomplete or station-based, and conditions can change. Do not interpret 'no data' as 'never flooded' or 'no future risk'.