Building consent
Building consent is council approval that construction work complies with the Building Code — required for most structural work, plumbing, and new dwellings.
Work needing consent that was done without one is a due-diligence red flag: it affects insurance, lending, and resale, and remediation (a certificate of acceptance) is slow and uncertain. Always compare what's built against the property file. Completed consented work should hold a code compliance certificate.
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