Red Flag Home Inspection Reports – Protecting Sellers and Estate Agents

What you don’t know… can hurt you!

3 Inspection options for buyers, sellers, agents, owners, landlords & tenants:

HouseCheck now offers special Red Flag reports for sellers and estate agents. These basic reports are designed to protect sellers and estate agents in terms of their duty to declare defects on properties they wish to sell.

This basic Red Flag inspection is a low cost alternative designed to reassure agents and sellers (and potential buyers) that there are no problems in five critical areas of the house – problems which may not be obvious, but which could result in nasty post-sale problems.

If the Red Flag report highlights a problem then it is recommended that HouseCheck undertakes a more detailed inspection (at a discounted rate) to evaluate problem areas and to estimate likely costs of repairs. This enables all parties to negotiate an equitable price for the sale.

HouseCheck Red Flag report: Popular with estate agents & sellers who want the assurance thatserious issues are disclosed to potential buyers. This is a brief report covering Red Flag issues involving the roof, roof cavity, walls and ground drainage. Request a sample Red Flag report here. Average fee R1700. Minimum R1 200.
HouseCheck Vital inspection: Focuses on the structural & safety aspects of the structures. Includes cost estimates. Average fee: R2800. Minimum R1800
HouseCheck Comprehensive inspection: This is our most popular choice for cautious home buyers who want factual and detailed information on the condition of the property. Includes cost estimates. Average fee: R3800. Minimum: R2100

“Grateful to have a good report for Agent to offer prospective buyer”

- Nell Browne

Quote request form

We need all the details in this quote request form to quote you accurately. It takes on average a few minutes to email your quote to you after filling in the form. Industrial properties and specialised quotes may take longer.

Please fill these details

Step 1 of 4

Name*
First Last
Email*
Phone
What is your interest as a quote requester?*
Company name
What type of inspection am I interested in?

This is the address of the property you need inspected
Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City Province Country

Is there more than one dwelling / building on the property?*
Do you have separate cottages, flats or outbuildings that are not attached to the main house?
Please note:
We need to know how many rooms your property has. This room count must INCLUDE ALL THE DIFFERENT DWELLINGS ON THE PROPERTY. So when you do your count include granny flats, cottages, lofts and basements.Please count all the rooms in ALL the separate dwellings on the property. HouseCheck charges per inspection area and if the inspector finds more areas than quoted for, then you may be billed for these additional areas.
How many square meters are under cover in this property?
Room count - here is what you need to count
We DO NOT need you to count passages, staircases or understair storage spaces. PLEASE COUNT all bedrooms, bathrooms and en suites. We also need to know how many kitchens, separate sculleries and laundry rooms you have. Then we need all the entertainment rooms. This includes lounges, dining rooms, indoor braai areas, gym's cinemas and wine cellars. We need to know how many garages. We don't mind if they are single garages or double garages. Just add the total number. Lastly we need to know how many store rooms there are.
Number bedrooms
Number of bathrooms, en-suits and separate toilets.
Number of kitchens, sculleries and laundries
Number of lounges, dining rooms
Number of other entertainment areas
Wine cellars, gyms, cinema's, braai areas etc which are not counted above should be included.
Number Number of garages
Count a double garage as one.
Number of store rooms
Number of swimming pools
Total Number Inspection Areas
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Marketing levy high
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Total marketing Levy
The value of the marketing levy
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Small crack damp
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Large crack damp
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Roof Small up to 10 rooms
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Roof medium up to 15 rooms
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Roof large - 15 rooms plus
Marketing levy basic
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Vital Inspection Fee
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Comprehensive Inspection Fee
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Total Damp Crack Inspection
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Total Roof Inspection

Finally a few quick questions
What is the estimated value of the property?*
Please enter a number from 400000 to 100000000.
Is this a sectional title property?*
Where did you hear about HouseCheck from?*
Do you have any special requirements for the inspector?
Tell us about your concerns or special needs in 500 characters or less.
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Quote request form

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This is the address of the property you need inspected

Please note:

Room count - here is what you need to count

Finally a few quick questions

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