New Zealand Leaky Homes – Why It Is Crucial To Get a Pre Purchase Inspection

In New Zealand every potential homeowner fears the prospect of purchasing a ‘leaky home’ – and rightly so. The cost and ramifications of purchasing a leaky home has caused many hard working, honest New Zealanders a great deal of stress and unnecessary anguish.
One of New Zealand’s leading pre purchase inspection companies; the aptly named Pre Purchase Inspection (www.prepurchaseinspection) has seen the problem time and time again. Liam Hempsey, managing director of Pre Purchase Inspection says;
“It breaks your heart when you meet these good, hard working, grass roots Kiwi families that have purchased a leaky home.
“The amazing thing is that if they had invested just a few hundred dollars in a professional pre purchase inspection before they bought the house, it would have saved them immeasurable grief and large sums of money.
“It really gives us huge pleasure when we identify the problems with a home before a purchase has gone unconditional. This gives the potential purchaser both surety and options to decide how to proceed, this may be via a reduction in price, the vendor rectifying the problem prior to the sale or in pulling out completely.”
Pre Purchase Inspection offer their services throughout Auckland and Wellington. Liam Hempsey is a fully qualified and certified Thermographer (thermal imaging to detect dampness) and uses the latest Fluke TIR thermal imager on inspections. To contact Liam or one of the team at Pre Purchase Inspection call (09) 416 8116 or email liam@prepurchaseinspections.co.nz.