Building work carried out without the required approvals from your Local Authority can prove to be quite an ordeal when coming to sell your property. In order to satisfy the prospective purchaser that the works have been carried out to relevant standards, a Safe and Sanitary report is usually requested, this is then forwarded to Council in order for them to place it on the property file enabling them to update the LIM.

Whether the work was undertaken by you or a previous owner, or before or after the introduction of The Building Act 1991, unless Council has a record of the construction it is deemed to be unauthorised.

Most Territorial Authorities will accept a written report from an independent Building Consultant giving a full description of the works in question (some Councils require plans), method of construction, fire rating or any other relevant Building Code issues. Once Council has accepted the report they will acknowledge it on any future LIM report thus enabling your transaction to progress.

Citywide Building Consultants (Auck) Ltd will undertake a Safe and Sanitary report on the unauthorized works and compile a comprehensive written report complete with digital photographs.

In most instances Citywide Building Consultants (Auck) Ltd can gain confirmation and acknowledgment of the report within 24hrs allowing your transaction to proceed.