Before you sign off on your new home or apartment, make sure it's actually finished right. Inner West Property Inspections provides rigorous practical completion and handover inspections across Sydney — conducted by a qualified NSW licensed builder who knows exactly what to look for.
Builders are motivated to achieve practical completion and receive final payment. This creates pressure to rush the handover process. An independent handover inspection by a qualified NSW licensed builder — someone with no relationship with the builder — is your only reliable protection.
Our handover inspections typically identify 20–80 defect items in new homes that builders present as complete — ranging from cosmetic paint defects to serious structural and waterproofing problems.
Under the Home Building Act 1989 (NSW), new homes have statutory warranty periods — 2 years for non-structural defects and 6 years for major structural defects. We provide warranty inspections at key points in the warranty period to identify defects while you still have legal recourse against the builder.
As soon as your builder advises the property is ready for practical completion — before you attend the handover appointment and sign any documentation. We can usually attend within 24–48 hours of booking.
We document all defects in a formal report. You then use this to require the builder to rectify all defects before settlement, or negotiate a retention amount against the final payment.
Yes — we regularly conduct apartment and off-the-plan handover inspections across Sydney, including the lot, car space, storage and accessible common areas.
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