Why spend money on a home inspection for a newly built home? The home after all has been inspected by the local council from start to finish and then a CCC (code compliance certificate) is issued, and the builder offers a 

guarantee.

That all seems well and good, but you need to be aware that the council building inspector only checks specific aspects of the build to ensure that they comply with the building code and not every aspect of the property is 

inspected.

A Buyer’s Choice Home Inspectors report inspects every aspect of the house inside and out. Remember most of the leaky homes that we hear about were inspected by the council during construction and have a CCC.

With a severe shortage of tradespeople for house construction in New Zealand there is a real pressure for every tradesperson to finish a job quickly and move onto the next. 

In many cases the quality of the workmanship can suffer, and many experts are predicting this may well lead to the next generation of leaky / defective homes.

With the average price of a house costing $1,000,000 in several parts of the country it makes sense to invest a few hundred dollars to have a detailed comprehensive report. Look online at a sample report from A Buyer’s Choice Home Inspections.

A typical report would be between 50 - 80 pages and includes 100 - 200 photographs. The inspection includes areas not normally or easily seen by the purchaser such as the roof, gutters, crawl space and the roof space (between the roof and ceiling).