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A journal of houses, pests and purchase
Building Inspector NewcastleA journal of houses, pests and purchase in Newcastle and the Hunter
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Renegotiating with a report in hand, sequencing repairs on an older house, walking away, and living with a fair but imperfect result.
Photo: Mark McIntosh. Victorian townhouse, Hamilton. CC BY-SA 3.0. Source on Wikimedia Commons. Licence. Full credits on the image credits page.
A fair report is a maintenance brief. Gutters, vents, wet areas, paint and pest inspections after settlement, set to the Hunter year.
Helen Cartwright · 15 October 2024 · 11 min read · Photo: Procsilas Moscas, CC BY 2.0
Why Hunter vendors commission an inspection before listing, what is worth fixing, and how a pre-sale report changes the conversation without hiding the house.
Helen Cartwright · 26 September 2024 · 10 min read · Photo: David Baron, CC BY-SA 2.0
The cases where a Newcastle purchase should end after the report — safety, structural doubt, unpriceable pest work, a hollow inspection, and the heat of an auction.
Sophie Brennan · 21 August 2024 · 10 min read · Photo: Kabang Bladina Gideon, CC BY-SA 4.0
Water, structure, pests, then paint — the order of work on an older Hunter house, and how to live in it while the trades come through.
Sophie Brennan · 31 July 2024 · 11 min read · Photo: Sam Hood / State Library of New South Wales, Public domain
How majors and minors behave in a hot or cooling Hunter market — talking to the agent, getting quotes, and knowing when a report is a lever and when it is only a list.
Sophie Brennan · 24 April 2024 · 11 min read · Photo: Hugh Llewelyn, CC BY-SA 2.0
