新南威尔士的购房者面临隐蔽的家庭缺陷,原因是检查不可靠,往往不合格,忽略了主要问题。
Homebuyers in New South Wales face hidden home defects due to unreliable, often unqualified inspections that miss major issues.
新南威尔士的购房者在依赖有缺陷的购前检查后,在家中遇到重大隐蔽缺陷,没有监管的、往往不合格的检查员未能发现严重的结构、病虫害或水的损坏。
Homebuyers in New South Wales are encountering major hidden defects in homes after relying on flawed pre-purchase inspections, with unregulated and often unqualified inspectors failing to detect serious structural, pest, or water damage.
许多报告,特别是房地产经纪人委托编写的报告,都是快速、廉价和轻描淡写的问题,有助于销售,而一些检查专员则面临压力,或因作出诚实的评估而受阻。
Many reports, especially those commissioned by real estate agents, are fast, cheap, and downplay issues to aid sales, while some inspectors face pressure or are blocked for giving honest assessments.
由于成本高和不择手段的经营者通过解散公司和以新名称重新开业来逃避责任,因此很难诉诸法律。
Legal recourse is difficult due to high costs and unscrupulous operators avoiding liability by dissolving companies and restarting under new names.
独立检查往往发现损害远远多于供应商提供的报告——有时价值数十万美元——但监管执法仍然薄弱,尽管存在各种关切,但很少采取正式行动。
Independent inspections frequently reveal far more damage—sometimes worth hundreds of thousands of dollars—than vendor-provided reports, but regulatory enforcement remains weak, with few formal actions taken despite ongoing concerns.