Pre-sale pool inspection planning
Pool records should be discussed early in a property sale. Gather the available certificate and inspection history, then ask your conveyancer which documents and dates apply before arranging an inspection.
Include the sale context, available records and adviser’s timing in your request.
Start with the available documents
Locate the complete certificate, property address, register enquiry results and any earlier notices. If no certificate has been found, state that clearly. An old attendance receipt or property listing should not be described as a current certificate.
QBCC provides guidance for selling with and without a current certificate. Your conveyancer should explain the pathway relevant to the property and proposed contract. This information page cannot determine disclosure obligations or promise that settlement will proceed.
Prepare a sale-specific brief
- Identify the seller or representative authorised to arrange entry.
- Give the date identified by the conveyancer and say whether it is confirmed.
- Describe the pool and any separate spa or shared facility.
- Mention notices or work completed since the earlier inspection.
- Agree who should receive the written outcome.
Provide the same brief to people quoting so their scopes can be compared. Ask what is included if certification is possible and how follow-up attendance is charged. A preferred date is a request until confirmed; the inspection result remains dependent on the assessment.
Plan for unresolved findings
If non-conformities are identified, ask the inspector to explain the written notice and applicable follow-up procedure. Pass the relevant information to your conveyancer promptly. Keep repair arrangements, further attendance and transaction decisions separate so one is not mistaken for completion of another.
For a shared pool, identify the owner or management contact who holds the facility records. Do not assume a unit’s selling agent can authorise work on common property. Ask who can supply the complete certificate and answer questions about outstanding findings.
Prepare the document handover
Retain the final documents alongside professional clarification. Confirm that the property details match and that your adviser has the intended version. Keep unresolved matters visible rather than deleting an item when an enquiry has merely been sent.
Use the seller handover guide for the document pack and register guide for missing records. The buyer enquiry guide explains questions a purchaser may raise.