There is a growing trend of people using the title of Building Inspector whilst not actually being licensed and or qualified to carry out Building Inspections in particular in the area of pre- purchase property inspections.

The Victorian Building Authority maintains the register of licenced Building Inspectors. Such registration takes years of study to attain and primarily are involved with new construction projects from the ground up. Structural assessment is a critical component of the role as a Building Inspector yet there are those out there advertising themselves as Building Inspectors.

This comes about through the Standard sale of contract which states that a registered Building Practitioner is able to carry out a structural assessment of a property. Many consumers are not aware that a registered building practitioner can be any of he following categories.

Building Surveyor    (BS)

Building Inspector   ( INL  or INU) -



Building Inspector    (PS)  Limited to Pool Safety only and not qualified to undertake structural asessments.

Builder Commercial

Builder  Domestic

Engineer

Draftsperson

etc

So next time you engage the services of a Building Inspector make sure he or she is registered as a Building Inspector                         IN -L  or IN-U