Buyer Protected Their Position After a Video Inspection Missed Water Damage
The client’s situation
An interstate purchaser relied on a video call for the final inspection. It showed the main rooms but did not adequately capture water damage, missing inclusions or the condition of an external area. Settlement was due the next morning.
How Aquarius Lawyers helped
We asked for targeted evidence against the contract’s inclusions and condition obligations, arranged additional inspection material and raised the specific issues with the vendor’s solicitor before settlement rather than relying on a general statement that the property was not as expected.
The result
The parties agreed a practical settlement solution that preserved the purchaser’s position on the identified items.
What this story shows
Video inspections can be useful, but they should be structured. The person inspecting should work from the contract, inclusions list and known defects, and capture evidence of each issue before settlement.
This is an approved, anonymised success story about a matter handled by Aquarius Lawyers. It is general information, not legal advice. The facts, contract and law applying to another transaction may produce a different outcome.