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What we learned talking to buyers

Three strangers. Three inspections. One house. $2,000 wasted.

Every buyer on a property pays for their own independent inspection — and receives nearly identical findings. One reports the roof leak. Two more pay $700 each to hear the same thing. Final exists because we think that's absurd.

A scenario we heard, more than once

"We'd put in an offer subject to a building report. Paid $680 for it — came back with a leaky roof and some dodgy wiring. We pulled out. Two weeks later the house sold. I'd bet anything the next buyers paid for the same report."

— Buyer in Wellington, 2024

That $680 bought one set of findings that three separate buyers needed. Final means the first inspection pays for everyone — and the cost drops when it's shared.

How it works

The same facts. For everyone at the table.

One independent inspection. One sealed report. Shared with every buyer who wants it — so nobody is negotiating blind while someone else holds the cards.

1

Search the address first

Before you book an inspector, check if a Final report already exists. You might have the answer in 30 seconds.

2

Unlock it or request one

Found a report? Unlock it instantly. Nothing there yet? Request a new inspection and we'll coordinate with an accredited inspector.

3

Read the same report everyone else does

We publish it exactly as issued — no edits, no redactions, no seller version. What you see is what every other buyer sees.

Built around the people who use it

Independent from day one. That's the only way it works.

We talked to buyers who felt misled, inspectors who hated the duplication, and agents tired of managing four different reports on the same listing. This is what they told us they needed.

Accredited inspectors only

Every report is completed by a qualified professional carrying indemnity insurance. We credential-check before anyone joins the network.

Sealed the moment it's issued

Reports are digitally time-stamped on completion. Nobody — not us, not the seller, not the agent — can alter a single word after that.

You can rely on it. Legally.

Access comes with formal reliance on the report — the same protection you'd get from commissioning it yourself, without the $700 price tag.

All reports prepared to NZS 4306:2005. Inspector credentials documented and verified.

30 seconds could save you $700.

Check if it's already been inspected.

Thousands of NZ properties already have a Final report. Search the address before you book anything else.

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From people who've been through it

What it feels like to go in with your eyes open.

Not marketing. Things buyers, agents, and inspectors actually said after using Final.

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