Vincent and Tina Copeland are clients wishing to buy a property in Auckland. They have found a
Question:
Vincent and Tina Copeland are clients wishing to buy a property in Auckland. They have
found a house they like in Blockhouse Bay being sold by Angela and Nikau Jackson, but
they have concerns about some building work done on the property.
You arrive at the property and begin your inspection. You inspect the property and find
evidence of significant alterations. You identify two areas where building work may have
taken place: an extension to the living room, and a converted garage.
As you continue your evaluation, you find that the building work appears to have been
carried out to a high standard, with no obvious safety concerns.
You talk to Angela and Nikau, and they tell you the house was built in 1991. You then ask
if they have building consents and Code Compliance Certificates (CCC) for the house and
the living room extension and garage conversion.
Angela says she isn't sure but will
email you with that information and copies of the consents and certificates if they have
them.
The following day you receive an email from Angela telling you that they have building
consents for the house and the living room extension completed in 2003 and garage
conversion done in 2005,
but don't have any C
CCs. In fact, she says neither Angela or
Nikau know what CCCs are
a. in an email to Angela explain:
i. what a code compliance certificate (ccc) is?
ii. whether a ccc will be needed for their house and improvements (with reasoning).
iii. the problem a lack of ccc's proposes for a real estate agent.
iv. what are the options and steps they can take with no ccc's?
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