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Does the house have roof leaks, damp or water damage?
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
- Request the history of roof, ceiling, bathroom and plumbing leaks, with repair invoices where available.
- With permission, use a qualified inspector for moisture and appropriate testing; do not climb an unsafe roof.
- 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.
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What furniture, fittings and equipment are included?
Do not assume everything in the photos or showhouse is included. Agree a written inventory identifying the items, quantity, condition and exclusions. For a purchase, ask your solicitor to incorporate the agreed list into the transaction documents; for a rental, use the tenancy inventory.
What to do next
- List air-conditioners, fans, lights, cabinets, appliances, furniture and any advertised extras separately.
- Photograph and agree which items stay, their condition and any repair/replacement obligations in writing.
- Check the same inventory at handover and record missing items or disagreements before signing acknowledgement.
Marketing images are not an inventory. Whether an item is a fixture or excluded, and the remedy for non-delivery, depend on the agreed documents and law.
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How old is this house, and how can its age be verified?
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
- Ask the owner for the original completion year and any CCC/CFO or related completion records.
- Have the relevant professional or authority match the documents to the address, phase and approved alterations.
- 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.
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Are there termites, and who should check or treat them?
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
- Ask for earlier infestation reports, treatment invoices, warranty terms and the areas treated.
- Arrange a specialist inspection of accessible timber and concealed-risk areas, with written scope and exclusions.
- 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.
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Has this location flooded, and can you guarantee it will not flood?
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
- Ask the owner and nearby residents about dates, depths and effects of past flooding; request available photos or records.
- Inspect levels, drains and access; seek local-authority/JPS or a suitable professional's advice where risk is unclear.
- 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'.
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