Timing a pre-purchase inspection around a Strathtulloh sale
Cooling off, auctions and inspection clauses. How to make sure the report arrives while it can still change your decision.
In short: An inspection report is only useful while you can still act on it. Timing is the part buyers most often get wrong.
Private sale
After signing a private sale contract in Victoria you generally have three business days to cool off. Book the inspection the day your offer is accepted.
Inspection clauses
A contract subject to a satisfactory building inspection gives more time and certainty. Your conveyancer can draft it.
Auctions
There is no cooling off at auction. Inspect before auction day if you intend to bid.
Acting on the findings
Read the summary first, then the significant items. Call us with questions before deciding.
Booking quickly
Tell us your deadline when booking and we plan around it.
Written by our local inspection team from work carried out in Strathtulloh. Licensed building practitioners, Building & Plumbing Commission registration CDB-U 53425.
