Pre-purchase home inspection report

Thinking about buying a home?

Then you will be interested to know what a Home Inspection Report is before you buy.

In Revicasa we are a team of registered architects and experts in making a home inspection report before buying. It is intended for our clients who are thinking of buying a house but are not sure if it has any defect, something in bad condition or perhaps a hidden defect. This way you can make the best decision. Our architects are the only ones who carry out the inspections and detail in a report the complete review.

In the basic property inspection package, our inspection report includes at least the following sections

1. Customer data.
2. Property information.
3. Details of the visit. We detail who was present at the visit and if there were any impediments to the visit.
4. Registry information of the property. Here you will be able to check the real surface of the property, both the built surface according to the land registry and according to the simple note of the property registry, which usually vary.
5. Inspection report. Report in which we evaluate and inspect exterior areas, envelope, electrical installation, plumbing, heating, structure, windows, ventilation, kitchen, bedrooms, floors and finishes, etc.
6. Comments on the inspection. In this section the architect performing the inspection writes a summary of the key points of the inspection, whether there is a serious hidden defect or what problems would need to be corrected.
7. Photographic annex. We make a photographic report of all the damages of the house, those details that in the visit with the owner or with the real estate agency you did not have time to see or check and we estimate the cost of its improvement or replacement.
8. Descriptive and graphic information of cadastral data.
9. Simple note from the registry of the property (It is very important to have the simple note to know beforehand the legal situation of the property, that is to say, it could have some load that they had not commented you or they had hidden you deliberately).

Before explaining in detail the sections of the home inspection report, here are the first pages of the report:

This is the first part of the report which describes in detail its characteristics, the conditions of the visit in which the home inspection has been made and the registered architect who has made it.
Also attached is the email address and telephone number of the architect who has made the home inspection so you can be in contact with him/her in case you have any questions that you did not remember to ask during the visit. Our job is to advise you to make the best decision and we are always available to solve any question.

What is a home inspection report?

An inspection report of a house or property is a detailed study carried out by a registered architect in which he reviews the general condition of the property. In addition to checking the operation of its facilities, possible hidden defects and its legal and registry status. This can be very useful to avoid buying something that had a serious hidden defect, to negotiate the price or to know the scope of a reform.

Our reports are broken down into the following to be inspected:

1. General condition of the exterior areas of the property. It is very useful in villas or houses with terraces or balconies. It also analyzes the zonal noise, the thermal insulation of the facade and the entrance of the building.
2. General condition of the electrical installation. Many times it is not known the characteristics that an electrical panel has to have to be safe, so that each zone of the house has a different switch or that they do not "jump the leads" when we connect several electrical appliances.
3. General condition of the plumbing installation. We inspect from the water meter, if the general stopcocks are operative or if they exist at least... and the materials used, also in this section we include the state of all the drains of the house.
4. General condition of the heating installation. Few people test the heating system when they visit the real estate agency to see a house, it is possible that after buying, you may find surprises such as leaking radiators, boiler in poor condition or smoke outlets that do not comply with regulations.
5. General condition of the structure of the property. Many clients hire us because the house they have bought or just booked has some cracks in the walls and who knows exactly if it is something dangerous like structural damage. The job of our architects is to solve that question before you buy the property.
6. General condition of the ventilation and windows of the property. A very important point to take into account when buying a house is to know the state of the windows. We have all heard "they are of climalit" but that does not mean that they are good windows or that they are not well installed and so much air passes through that it moves the curtains.
7. General condition of the kitchen. Many times when buying a house the kitchen is reformed, but it is very different to have to reform the kitchen only changing the furniture to having to reform the kitchen because the facilities are in a terrible state. Have you looked under the sink when visiting the house?

Final conclusions

In each section, the architect performing the inspection will note his comments in order to better understand the opinion he has made. At the end of the report, he will combine his conclusions and comments on the home inspection. This will help you in making a decision before purchasing the property. In addition, he will add an economic estimate of what it would cost to solve the most serious problems to help you quantify the investment.

Finally, the pre-purchase home inspection report includes two very important sections:

1. Cadastral information. We extract from the cadastre the official data of the property, its surface, which is the real data for the calculation of taxes.
2. Nota simple del registro de la propiedad. It is a document issued by the Land Registry in which it is specified who are the owners of the property, its charges and affections.

Do you need a home inspection?

If you are thinking of buying a house and you have doubts about its condition or if it has any hidden defects, do not hesitate to contact us. Book your inspection report now.