Undertaking Due Diligence
MELBOURNE APRTMENTS DUE DILIGENCE CHECK LIST
Melbourne Apartment Due Diligence
Buying the apartment is only part of the decision. You are also buying into the building.
When buying a house, due diligence may include a building and pest inspection. Buying an apartment can involve a very different set of risks and considerations.
Behind an attractive apartment can be an Owners Corporation with major works planned, rising levies, building defects, cladding concerns or other issues that may not be obvious at an open inspection.
That's why I believe apartment buyers need to look beyond the apartment itself.
Depending on the property and circumstances, the due diligence I undertake or coordinate on your behalf may include looking at:
- Developer and builder history
- Building age and construction history
- Cladding and fire-safety issues
- Water ingress and waterproofing concerns
- Concrete, structural, façade and balcony issues
- Owners Corporation financial position
- Current Owners Corporation fees and levies
- Special levies and proposed major expenditure
- Maintenance plans and capital works
- Insurance history and claims
- Building defects and rectification works
- Owners Corporation and committee records
- Litigation and disputes
- Lift and major building-services issues
- Short-stay accommodation and building-use considerations
- Other matters identified during the due diligence process
Where a matter requires legal, structural, engineering or other specialist expertise, I can help identify the issue and coordinate appropriate independent professional advice.
My role is to ask the questions that apartment buyers may not know to ask.
Not every apartment or building requires the same level of investigation.
My approach is to identify what matters for the particular property, investigate the available information, flag potential concerns and, where appropriate, recommend further specialist advice before you commit to the purchase.
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I'm Mike Bentley, Melbourne’s Specialist Apartment Buyers Agent. Written from 30+ years in Australian apartment advisory, this guide gives you trusted, practical insight - not hype.
If your goal is to buy an apartment that performs strongly—not just as a place to live but as a long-term, wealth-building asset—then you must focus only on Premium Performance Apartments — the ones that meet the minimum of 6 key investment criteria.
I’ve lived in apartments myself for over 30 years — across four cities and three countries — and I know exactly what makes a good one, great. Over my career, I’ve personally bought and sold apartments worth more than $1 billion for myself and my clients.
For the past 20 years, I’ve also advised some of Australia’s leading apartment developers on design and layout — experience that now helps my clients recognise true quality, avoid expensive pitfalls, and buy smarter.
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About Mike Bentley
I have a passion for helping families and clients buy apartments and investment units. Whether you’re buying your first unit, downsizing from a house, or building an investment portfolio, I’ll help you navigate Melbourne’s apartment market with insight and confidence.
I work only for buyers — not for sellers, developers or agents — so my focus is entirely on your best outcome: securing the right property, at the right price, on the right terms.
I don't SELL you properties. Instead I work with you to buy your ideal unit or apartment. I provide professional buyer agency services at an affordable price to enable all buyer's to have a professional on their side when buying their ideal apartment.
My personal service enables people to save a lot of money and a huge amount of time using a combination of data, research, contacts, competence, knowledge, negotiation, experience and expertise - while securing off-,market, on-market properties and pocket listings.
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