Special Guest Columnist, Con Constantine on Building Inspections
Our guest columnist – Con Constantine – will present readers with a cleverly written send-up and an ironic imitation of the building industry. Con hopes that by enjoying [...]
Our guest columnist – Con Constantine – will present readers with a cleverly written send-up and an ironic imitation of the building industry. Con hopes that by enjoying [...]
Let me set the scene, you have yourself a day off and feel like you could use a bit of retail therapy. So you head to the shops [...]
So the time has come. It’s going to be your first home purchase – an existing home. You have settled on the basic features you want and the [...]
Standing in the living area of a two-bedroom apartment in Southbank, it quickly becomes obvious why this building’s residents are having trouble sleeping. The click, creak, click emanating from the [...]
I am pleased to welcome Mr Constantine, who likes to be known simply as “Con”; our soon-to-be regular columnist and a man I am certain most of you will [...]
It’s an unfortunate truth: the Melbourne building inspection industry is rife with under qualified inspection agencies with little to no experience — or a wealth of experience in the wrong [...]
As any property expert will tell you, investing in rental housing is a long-term commitment and there is more to being a landlord than just filling a house with tenants, [...]
Last week, while inspecting a home for one of our clients we found a serious contender for our notorious "Worst New House of the Year Award". Like so many [...]
When you buy a second-hand car for $10,000 you get it checked by a Mechanic first – right?When some people buy a second-hand house for $500,000 they don’t see the [...]
Two questions we hear all too often: "Aren’t Building Inspection Reports all pretty much the same" and "shouldn’t I just get the inspector offering the lowest price?" The answer to [...]