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Helping property owners, investors, developers, facilities managers and financial institutions make informed decisions through independent commercial building inspections across South Africa.
Overview
A commercial property inspection is an independent assessment of a commercial building's condition, systems and compliance usually carried out before you buy, lease, renew or take over the management of a property. Our commercial inspectors evaluate the structure, building services and site as a whole, then set out the findings in a clear report you can take into a purchase negotiation, a lease decision or a maintenance budget
Investors, asset managers, business owners and tenants signing or renewing commercial leases.
Scope
We inspect retail, office, industrial and mixed-use buildings for investors, asset managers, business owners and tenants. Our commercial inspectors assess the elements that drive risk and cost in a commercial building: the structural envelope and foundations, roofing systems and waterproofing, electrical infrastructure and loads, and site drainage and external works. We flag defects, deferred maintenance, safety concerns and signs of non-compliance, and where it's useful we add capex forecasting and maintenance-planning commentary so you can budget with confidence. Each line item is documented with photos, descriptions and recommendations in the final report.
With commercial property, the stakes sit higher than a single home. Under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, building owners and employers carry legal duties for the safety of a structure and the people in it, and issues such as fire compliance, electrical certificates of compliance and a valid occupancy certificate can stall a transaction or a lease. A commercial property inspection surfaces these risks before they become your liability.
A commercial property inspection covers building services, compliance and capital planning at a scale residential doesn't. The report is geared to investment, lease and asset-management decisions rather than a single home purchase.
Retail, office, industrial, warehouse and mixed-use buildings, from a single unit to a portfolio. If you're unsure whether your building fits, get in touch and we will advise.
The structural envelope and foundations, roofing and waterproofing, electrical infrastructure, HVAC and mechanical plant, fire and life-safety systems, and site drainage and external works and many more. If you have anything specific in mind, just let us know.
Yes. We carry out entry and exit condition inspections for tenants and landlords, recording the state of the property so responsibility for defects is clear at the start and end of a lease.
It depends on the size, type and complexity of the building. We will provide you a fixed quote up front.
We are based in Gauteng and Western Cape but we inspect across all nine provinces, with cross-border projects on request.
Home Inspection SA carries out commercial property inspections across all nine provinces of South Africa. Our most-requested areas include Johannesburg, Pretoria, Centurion, Midrand, Sandton and the wider East and West Rand, along with Cape Town and the Western Cape, Durban and KwaZulu-Natal, and Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape. Cross-border commercial projects are available on request.
Get in touch and one of our certified inspectors will be in contact, usually within a few hours.
