For The Hub office and Inspector team, 2018 has been a massive year of change and growth. Our team moved into a new office located in Boronia in order to cater for our expanding team and growing business demand (click here for more info). In order to manage our workload, there has been lots of …
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Short term accommodation affecting renters around Melbourne
While short term accommodation facilities aren’t significantly causing rental affordability to be a serious issue, it is however, reducing the number of properties that are available for long term renters in popular suburbs of Melbourne. With the recent trending popularity of short-term accommodation sites such as Airbnb, many property investors have opted to place their …
Residential Building Defects Reports
Property defects are common in all types of residential houses. If neglected or not maintained, the outcome can become quite costly. As the name suggests, the main purpose of a Building Defects report is for the Inspector to highlight and pass on to the property’s owner of all defect/maintenance items that have been recorded in …
Knock down rebuilds are trending in Melbourne
As many families are expanding, not only are their life styles changing, but so are their property needs. Should we buy another house? Perhaps we look at renovating our current home? There are many ideas to consider, but all options seem quite costly. The Home Inspection Hub investigates a potentially less-costly option that is currently …
Pre-Purchase Inspections trending in Melbourne's Eastern suburbs
You have spent hours researching what seems like every Melbourne suburb to find your perfect home location. All you want is close and easy access to education facilities, community areas and parkland….just a safe, healthy suburb to live in. If you’re thinking this isn’t too much to ask for, you are correct! We may have …
The importance of New Home Inspections
After signing the contract for the construction of your New Home, you are excited to watch the build unfold. You have spent months picking the ideal suburb, selecting the builders and designing the plans with an architect. There’s a long list of decisions that need to be made just to get to this point! There’s …