We are looking to buy a townhouse but we note that the car park air vent is vented out into our courtyard. The present owners have covered the vent, maybe to minimise noise or pollution. Is this allowed or do we run away from this purchase?
Have the property inspected by a qualified and experienced builder that offers pre-purchase building inspections.
If you are seriously considering a purchase of this townhouse, we recommend that you have the property inspected by a qualified and experienced builder that offers pre-purchase building inspections.
Without seeing the property or the particular issue, it’s difficult to provide much help but we assume the vent was installed to provide ventilation, so blocking it would not seem appropriate.
The placement of the vent in a courtyard seems a bit strange but we don’t have any background information about the possible reasons for this. Again an experienced person might be able to provide advice on the placement of the vent and whether there’s a solution to this issue.
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Michael Ferrier is the Founder and MD of EYEON Property Inspections, home of the innovative property inspection models, such as Open Access and EYEON Zero.
He has over 30 years of experience across government policy, financial services, banking, franchising, building small businesses and, of course, real estate.
Michael is also a member of the Strata Community Association and has appeared on The Elephant in The Room Property Podcast.
When Michael is not occupied with problem-solving or helping clients, he enjoys playing golf and trying a new beer or red wine, but not at the same time.
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