Property lawyer or conveyancer
- Confirm practising status and property scope
- Request a written fee and disbursement estimate
- Ask when they can review an agreement before signing
Independent verification checklist
Build your home-buying team carefully
FHBG does not currently provide a vetted provider marketplace or complete automatic introductions. Use these questions to research each professional independently.
Building inspector
- Check qualifications, insurance and report scope
- Ask whether invasive testing is excluded
- Confirm turnaround and follow-up-question terms
Mortgage adviser or lender
- Verify the individual or firm independently
- Ask what products they can compare
- Request written disclosure of fees, conflicts and commissions