| A home inspector non-invasively examines
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| | United Kingdom
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| the condition of a home, often in
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| | A home inspector in the United Kingdom
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| connection with the sale of that home.
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| | (or more precisely in England and Wales),
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| This process is referred to as a home
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| | is an inspector certified to carry out
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| inspection.
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| | the Home Condition Reports that, it is
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| An inspector will check the roof,
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| | expected, will become part of the new
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| basement, heating system, water heater,
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| | Home Information Pack.
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| air-conditioning system, structure,
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| | On July 18, 2006, the Government
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| plumbing, electrical, and many other
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| | announced the postponement of compulsory
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| aspects of buildings looking for damage
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| | Home Condition Reports, which had been
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| which may require expensive repairs, as
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| | due to become part of the Home
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| well as fire, safety, and health hazards.
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| | Information Packs on 1 June 2007, leaving
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| Think of a home inspector as a detective
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| | the future for the inspectors somewhat
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| searching throughout the house for clues
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| | uncertain [1]. It is expected, however,
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| that lead to a conclusion of the home's
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| | that they will be required to carry out
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| overall condition.
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| | the Energy Performance Certificatation,
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| A home inspector is sometimes confused
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| | which remains a mandatory part of the
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| with a real estate appraiser. A home
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| | packs.
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| inspector determines the condition of a
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| | Home inspectors are required to complete
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| structure, whereas an appraiser
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| | the ABBE Diploma in Home Inspection to
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| determines the value of a property.
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| | show they meet the standards set out for
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| A home cannot "fail" an inspection, as
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| | NVQ/VRQ competence based assessment
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| there is no score or passing grade given.
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| | (Level 4). At the time of writing (July
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| A professional home inspection is an
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| | 2006?) nearly 3,000 candidates who have
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| examination of the current condition of a
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| | registered with training and assessment
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| house. It is not an appraisal. It is not
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| | centres. The government have suggested
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| a municipal inspection, which verifies
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| | that between 7,500 and 8,000 qualified
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| local building code code compliance. A
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| | and licensed home inspectors will be
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| home inspector, therefore, will not pass
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| | needed to meet the annual demand of
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| or fail a house, but rather describe its
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| | nearly 1,000,000 home information packs.
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| physical condition and indicate what
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| | The intention is that inspectors will
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| components and systems may need a major
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| | carry insurance to protect consumers that
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| repair or replacement.
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| | rely on their inspections. There is no
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| North America
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| | official scheme to protect consumers from
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| In the United States and Canada, a
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| | uninsured inspectors should there be a
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| contract to purchase a house will often
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| | problem with a report which a buyer has
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| include a contingency that the contract
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| | relied upon. This aspect is under review
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| is not valid until a home inspector has
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| | by Yvette Cooper on behalf of the
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| inspected the property (and the contract
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| | Government.
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| will usually provide for how problems
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| | Pre-delivery inspection
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| found in inspection are to be remedied).
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| | The pre-delivery inspection, which
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| In many states and provinces, home
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| | generally applies to newly-built homes,
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| inspectors are required to be licensed
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| | is a real estate term that means the
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| but typically, licensed professional
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| | buyer has the option (or requirement,
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| engineers are exempt from home inspector
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| | depending upon how the real estate
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| licensing since their license to practice
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| | contract is written) to inspect the
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| engineering covers home inspections.
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| | property prior to closing or settlement.
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| Typical requirements for obtaining a
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| | These inspections generally takes place
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| license are to complete an approved
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| | up to a week before a closing, and they
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| training course and/or to pass an
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| | generally allow buyers the first
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| examination selected by the state's
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| | opportunity to inspect their new home.
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| licensing board. Several states and
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| | Additionally, the inspection is to ensure
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| provinces also require inspectors to
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| | that all terms of the contract have been
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| periodically obtain continuing education
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| | met, that the home is substantially
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| credits in order to renew their licenses.
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| | completed, and that major items are in
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| A home inspection is often referred to as
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| | working order.
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| an "engineering report", although many
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| | Along with a representative of the
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| home inspectors are not licensed
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| | builder (generally the construction
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| professional engineers. The essential
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| | supervisor or foreman), the buyers may be
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| difference between a home inspector and a
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| | accompanied by a home inspector of their
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| professional engineer is that the
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| | choice. Any noted defects are added to a
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| professional engineer can offer opinions
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| | punch list for completion prior to
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| based upon engineering judgment and can
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| | closing. Often a second inspection is
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| design specifications for repair or
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| | conducted to ensure that the defects have
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| reinforcement of a structural deficiency,
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| | been corrected.
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| although engineering design is typically
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| | Many local governments within the United
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| outside the scope and fee structure of a
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| | States and Canada require that new-home
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| standard home inspection. Either way,
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| | builders provide a home warranty for a
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| anyone entering the home inspection field
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| | limited period, and this typically
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| should be trained in the unique
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| | results in home builders conducting a
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| discipline of home inspection. Assuming
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| | pre-delivery inspection with the buyer.
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| that the home inspector or licensed
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| | In a resale situation, this type of
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| engineer has been properly trained and
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| | inspection is often termed the "final
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| has sufficient experience, either person
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| | walk-through", and, based on the
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| should be able to provide a satisfactory,
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| | contract's provisions, it allows the
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| detailed inspection of a property.
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| | buyer the opportunity to inspect the home
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| Currently, more than thirty U.S. states
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| | prior to closing to ensure that
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| regulate the home inspection industry in
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| | agreed-upon repairs or improvements have
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| some form.
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| | been completed.
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