Once a home has been selected by your Assignee and the lease terms have all been negotiated, there is one more step that is highly recommended to avoid big problems on move-in day.

It is an unfortunate fact that some landlords do not deliver what they promised in the negotiations. Sometimes they do not properly clean the home or make sure all main utilities are working. And sometimes they remove items from the property that were to be left for the Assignee’s use. It is best to find these things out before paying over funds. For this reason we recommend carrying out a pre-inspection walk through.

These days Assignees are often too busy to make the time to personally pre-inspect.  Our pre-inspection walk through service, has proven to be worth its weight in gold in terms of avoiding Assignee disappointment on move-in day.

Saunders 1865’s Pre-Inspection Service is a special attendance at the property by one of our local destination professionals where the transferee is unavailable to make the pre-inspection. The purpose is: 

• To ensure the accommodation is in the agreed condition
  
  
• To check that any agreed works have been carried out according to their requests
  
  
• We provide a report of the inspection (including photos where relevant)
  
  
• We follow-up with the landlord/landlord’s agents to chase remedy of any exceptions
   
• We make sure that all utility connections are working before you move in.