Resale Property Inspection in Israel
On a resale property there is no contractor to send the report to - which is exactly why it is worth having before you sign. What it finds, you negotiate over.
Request a quote →A different problem from a new apartment
With a new apartment from a contractor, the inspection supports a statutory claim: the contractor must repair. With a resale property, no contractor is waiting to repair. In practice you are buying on the basis of what you knew when you signed - and pursuing a seller afterwards over a defect is slow, uncertain and expensive.
So the inspection does a different job here. It is not evidence for a claim - it is information before a decision, and a number you can put on the table.
Before you sign. After signing, a defect report is a disappointment. Before signing, the same report is a discount, a repair condition, or a decision to walk away.
What we check in a resale property
💧 Moisture and waterproofing
The most common serious finding in older properties. Roofs, balconies, bathrooms and wet areas, and the walls that share a boundary with them.
🔧 Plumbing, drainage and solar heater
Functional testing of aging supply, waste and drainage lines, and the solar water heater.
⚡ Electrical and communications
Visual inspection of an installation that may be decades old and may never have been updated.
🪟 Windows, doors and shutters
Sealing and operation - and the moisture that follows when they stop doing their job.
🎨 Finishes, tiling and cladding
Tiling and grout, plaster, paint and stone cladding - and what recent decoration may be sitting on top of.
🛠️ Past work, as it stands today
Closed-in balconies, rerouted systems, later additions. We cannot know what was changed or when - what we assess is the condition and workmanship of what is there now.
🏠 Roof, yard and parking
Roof waterproofing and drainage slopes, the yard and its development, and the parking space - the parts of a resale property buyers most often never look at.
What this is not: it is not a structural survey. The stability of the building, its foundations, columns and load-bearing beams are assessed by a dedicated structural engineer. Structural elements are not examined and are not covered by the opinion; if you have any concern about them, a structural engineer is the right professional to consult - and on an older building that is worth doing. One practical tip that costs nothing: on a resale purchase your lawyer will normally check with the municipality whether the building has been declared a dangerous structure. Ask that it is done.
Three other things sit outside this inspection, and each belongs to a differently licensed professional: building permits and planning violations, live electrical testing, and property valuation. If the property has a roof that needs to be reached by ladder, safe access on the day is the client's responsibility.
What the inspection can and cannot see
A resale inspection is non-destructive and works with the property as it is on the day. That has real limits, and we would rather state them than let you discover them.
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Moisture, as it exists on the day
Thermal imaging and moisture readings find moisture that is present when we inspect. A wall that leaks every winter but is dry in August, or peeling plaster that has been freshly painted over, may not show.
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What furniture and fittings cover
Anything behind heavy furniture, inside fitted cabinets or above closed ceilings is outside what can be inspected.
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Aging infrastructure
Plumbing and electrical installations at the end of their service life are assessed as they perform on the day - functional now, a renovation soon.
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Where the seller's disclosure comes in
Your lawyer will normally have the seller confirm in the contract that every known defect has been disclosed, so that concealing one is a breach. The inspection documents what is visible; that clause is what covers what is not.
The report as leverage
Every finding carries a repair cost estimate. That turns a conversation about impressions into a conversation about numbers. A costed defect list is a far stronger negotiating position than an impression. What you do with it is your decision: a price reduction, a repair before completion, or a decision not to proceed.
What you receive
A full engineering opinion, delivered as a PDF.
- Defect by defect - each finding photographed, located and described
- The standard it relates to - the specific Israeli Standard or regulation, where one applies
- Repair cost estimate - priced from the Dekel price book, the standard construction pricing reference in Israel, and the figure you take into the negotiation
- Expert's declaration - what allows it to be filed as an expert opinion
- Issued in Hebrew - the language it has to work in with the seller, the agent and your lawyer. An unofficial English reading copy is available as a paid add-on
How it works
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Scheduling
Tell us the property type, size and location. Access is usually arranged with the selling agent or the owner.
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The inspection
One certified expert, on site, with thermal imaging, moisture meters, levels, laser measures and other equipment as the property requires.
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The report
Within five business days at most - usually sooner, sometimes the same day. On a live deal, tell us the deadline.
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Your decision
Negotiate, require repairs, or walk away - with a costed document rather than an impression.
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Questions afterwards
You are welcome to come back to us with any question about what we found, at no extra charge. On a resale purchase the report usually raises decisions, not just facts.
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