Paragraph 2 Terms for the preparation of a home condition report

A home inspector must prepare a home condition report on the following terms without exclusion or limitation—

(a)

that the report will be prepared with reasonable care and skill;

(b)

that the home inspector will provide in the report an objective opinion about the condition of the property;

(c)

that such an opinion will be based on his inspection;

(d)

that the home inspector will identify in the report such conditions within the property as appear to—

(i)

be defects that are serious or require urgent attention, or both;

(ii)

give rise to repair or replacement; or

(iii)

give rise to further investigation;

(e)

that a responsible person may copy or issue a copy of the report for the purposes of complying with—

(i)

regulations 5, 6, 8(h)(i), 8(j) and 21; and

(ii)

section 156(1), (2) and (11) of the 2004 Act; and

(f)

that any person may do one or more of the following for the purposes of a disclosure or other act authorised by regulations made under section 165 of the 2004 Act—

(i)

copy a report;

(ii)

issue a copy of a report;

(iii)

rent or lend a report;

(iv)

communicate a report; or

(v)

make an adaptation of a report or do any of the above in relation to an adaptation.