Check out the latest Facebook Live Video on Mould issues you can identify when an inspecting an open unit. Great tips from February 10 2018. If you want to join us on our weekly live streams so you don’t miss a beat “join us as a friend” on our personal Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/surety.cohens #openhouse […]

Check out the latest Facebook Live Video on Mould issues you can identify when an inspecting an open house. Great tips from February 3rd 2018. If you want to join us on our weekly live streams so you don’t miss a beat “join us as a friend” on our personal Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/surety.cohens #openhouse […]

The buyers of property are often buying without their eyes wide open. So what are the traps for buyers? Real estate agents and the sellers are often hiding problems, so what should we be looking out for? A recently painted property could have been prepared for presentation purposes or could it have been done to hide […]

Obviously the general poor quality of new construction is nothing new, but unfortunately our unsuspecting customers who think “new” is new are often disappointed. A few recent inspections uncovered three hidden areas that would not have been noticed by the buyer until after they moved in. Having a keen eye from a building consultant check […]

A SYDNEY homeowner who bought a house only to discover more than $100,000 worth of damage has warned property-hunters to pay closer attention to their pre-purchase inspection reports. The buyer, who asked not to be identified, purchased the two-bedroom, one-bathroom 1920s terrace in St Peters in Sydney’s inner west last year for nearly $1 million. […]

NSW Fair Trading is urging consumers to do their homework before signing a residential home-building contract, following complaints about builders demanding thousands of dollars in unexpected additional payments. “We are hearing from consumers who thought they had entered into a ‘fixed price’ contract with a builder, only to find this wasn’t the case, and this […]

Many Canberrans are shocked to learn the ACT has a growing termite problem, and it’s one that should not be ignored. A major termite flight took place inside a Canberra home, with the termites determined to find a place to build a new nest. The CSIRO recommends that houses be inspected for termites at a […]

The unfortunate truth about termites is that it is often too late when you find them. There are a number of real situations of locations you may not often visit or explore in your home and garden, only to find out later that termites are silently doing damage. One elderly woman who doesn’t frequent a […]

Termite monitoring stations can be installed when a property currently has a termite infestation, or they can be installed as a system to monitor any future infestations. On behalf of a buyer in a rural area around Canberra, a buyers building and pest inspection test was conducted. At that time, there was no reason for […]

With the ever increasing expansion of residential development into Australia’s outer suburbs – experts say there is a current plague of termite attacks on Australian homes. Last year’s wet spring made for ideal conditions for termite infestation, conditions which have reportedly lead to a plague of the wood-chewing insects. Termite experts are seeing hungry termites making a […]