First, the responsibilities of the building inspector
1. The house inspector must make a written report on the inspection problems and rectification opinions, and submit the report to the customer within 24 hours.
2. The house inspector can also provide services such as termite detection, radon detection and hot spring detection for customers, but these items need extra fees.
3. In the workflow of house inspection, first of all, a standard contract including business scope should be sent to the customer, stipulating that the inspection time of a medium-sized house should be about 2 to 3 hours, and the owner should accompany the inspection throughout.
4. Home inspectors should gradually shift from outdoor inspection to indoor testing by observing, touching and using professional tools. The house manager should also conduct on-site operation on the indoor pre-purchased equipment and provide tips on use and maintenance. For example, explain how to turn off the power supply and gas supply in an emergency, how to replace the gas stove filter, how to prevent the odor in the bathroom, and how to start the intercom doorbell.
5. When signing a contract with the client, home inspector should specify the house inspection fee, which is generally based on one thousandth of the purchase price, and may fluctuate appropriately according to the local economic level. However, at present, property buyers have not paid the inspection fee according to the proportion of the total purchase price of the house.
Second, the market situation of home detectors
1. At present, the house inspector has not been listed in the national occupation announced by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, and there are no more than 10 house inspection institutions registered in the industrial and commercial departments. According to the current relevant regulations, they can't provide a legally effective house inspection report and can't undertake the responsibility of house inspection.
2. home inspector should intervene between the owner and the developer as a third party, but from the current actual operation, some developers use the way of bribing home inspector to defraud the owner of the trust in the partnership. This kind of home inspector has the characteristics of eating at both ends, even in the construction contractors. Therefore, China Family Inspector Management Association issued a code of ethics, hoping to purify the industry.
3. The level of home inspector is uneven. Most of the "home inspector" who are active in the market now are "registered architects, engineers, registered supervision engineers" and other construction technicians, and most of them hold several positions, so it is sometimes difficult to take into account the details of house inspection. In addition, due to the shortage of home inspectors, the quality gap between employees in this industry is too great. In some cities, even tailors and masons have joined the ranks of home inspector.
Should I inspect the new house by myself or invite home inspector? This is the end of the duty introduction of home inspector, I hope it will help everyone.