Locks, doors and windows in a Berwick rental
The security and access standards older homes most often fail.
A Victorian rental must meet the 15 rental minimum standards before it is advertised. We check your Berwick property against every one and give you a fix list your tradies can work from.
One of our inspectors will call you back. If it is urgent, call 1300 471 805.
Assessed against Schedule 4 of the Residential Tenancies Regulations 2021 (Vic), using the 15 headings Consumer Affairs Victoria publishes. Each item is looked at and worked by hand, recorded as met or not met, and photographed.
36 checkpoints across 15 areas on a standard Berwick rental minimum standards (Victoria) inspection. Where a roof space, subfloor or room cannot be safely entered on the day, the report names it as not inspected rather than assuming it is sound.
Any of these would hold a Berwick rental back from listing until it is fixed, from damp shower walls to a front door that binds.
The security and access standards older homes most often fail.
Showers, exhaust fans and where the steam goes.
When a crack is cosmetic, and when it points to something the standard cares about.
New Construction Stage Inspections Seven Berwick stage visits, each booked before the next trade closes the work in. 
Pre-Handover (PCI) Inspections A numbered list of every unfinished Berwick item, before the final claim is paid. 
Pre-Purchase Building Inspections What an older Berwick home hides overhead and underneath, under AS 4349.1. 
Defect Investigation Reports Floors, cracks, damp and leaks in Berwick homes, measured and traced to a cause. 
Building and Pest Inspections Building and timber pest scopes in one Berwick visit, garden edges included. Dilapidation Reports A dated record of your Berwick home before a neighbour's knockdown or rebuild starts. 
Expert Witness Reports Prepared to the VCAT expert evidence practice note when a dispute goes to the tribunal. 
Pre-Listing Inspections Find what a buyer's inspector will find before your Berwick home goes on the market. 
Insurance Claim Assessments An independent assessment of storm, leak or impact damage to back your claim. Instant online pricing, or talk to the booking team on 1300 471 805.
Locks, windows, window coverings, window covering anchors, structural soundness, mould and damp, ventilation, bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, laundry, heating, lighting, electrical safety and vermin proof bins. They are set out in Schedule 4 of the Residential Tenancies Regulations 2021.
Before it is advertised or offered for lease, under rules in force from 25 November 2025. The standards cover agreements made from 29 March 2021, and older agreements once they rolled over to periodic after that date.
We do not certify electrical safety and the visit does not replace the two-yearly gas and electrical safety checks or the yearly smoke alarm check by licensed trades. Heaters, cooktops and appliances are recorded as present but not operated. There is no asbestos or mould species testing, no timber pest inspection and nothing is opened up. Rooms or spaces we could not get into are named in the report.
A licensed electrician. We photograph the switchboard so you know what is installed, but the sign-off is theirs.
It depends mainly on the size of the home. Request a quote online and you will see the figure for your property before booking.
One to two hours for most Berwick homes, with the report within 24 hours of the visit.
The report marks it not met, with a photo and what needs doing. Once repaired, a recheck gives you written confirmation. A renter can request urgent repairs or end the agreement before moving in if the home does not comply, and the Consumer Affairs Victoria Renting Taskforce can issue penalties.
No. A condition report is about the bond: it records how the home looks at the start of the lease. This inspection asks whether the home can be rented at all. Do this first, then the condition report.
Usually. Older homes tend to fail on locks, sticking windows, cracking and damp, while newer ones fail on missing coverings, cord anchors or fans that vent into the roof space.
Berwick 3806 and nearby Narre Warren North, Harkaway, Beaconsfield, Narre Warren South, Clyde North and Officer. Every visit is made by a registered building practitioner.