We continue our series of meth contamination case studies - all of these have been collected by MethSolutions' staff while out on testing and sampling jobs. Example 1 - Coromandel Property is Baseline tested as part of pre-purchase due diligence over concerns regarding a previous manager. Baseline testing identifies low levels of meth residues in [...]
We continue our series of meth contamination case studies - all of these have been collected by MethSolutions' staff while out on testing and sampling jobs. Example 1 - Northland Property rented for a week through an online booking website. Suspicion of untoward behaviour during period of the rental. Owners had the property Baseline meth [...]
The performance of the real estate industry, and those businesses, like MethSolutions, that are part of the real estate value chain, has the potential to influence our economic, social and emotional wellbeing. The ‘glue’ that holds the real estate industry together, is REINZ. The Real Estate Industry of New Zealand. And REINZ has a new [...]
We continue our series of meth contamination case studies - all of these have been collected by MethSolutions' staff while out on testing and sampling jobs. Example 1 - Rodney district Long-term family farm leased to a share milker who employs a manager. Manager is moved on for poor performance and a new person takes [...]
MethSolutions committed to supporting the development of the new meth testing and decontamination Lisa Gerrard, Chief Legal Officer REINZ Standard NZS8510, because it is in line with our commitment to reducing the harm caused to people by MethAffected Property. And so, when REINZ advised that they wanted to run a session with their members and [...]
Standards New Zealand has released helpful question and answers about the new Standard NZS8510. They answer these questions What is the purpose of the Standard? What does the Standard include? Who developed the Standard? How was the Standard developed? Why was the Standard necessary? Who will use the Standard? What does the Standard say about [...]
We continue our series of meth contamination case studies - all of these have been collected by MethSolutions' staff while out on testing and sampling jobs. Example 1 - West Auckland An inspection immediately after a party identified some unusual activity which could not be accounted for by normal behaviour. A Baseline test was previously [...]
Each quarter we publish the MethMap of New Zealand - this summarises all the meth tests we have done in the past three months and shows region by region what proportion of tests were positive. In the three months April, May and June 2017, we found One suburb with half the meth tests coming out [...]
Meth Test when buying a house When purchasing a property one of your first steps of due diligence should be a lab based meth test. The results help you make an informed decision to either move forward with further due diligence or walk away from buying that property. If you are buying a home you [...]
We continue our series of meth contamination case studies - all of these have been collected by MethSolutions' staff while out on testing and sampling jobs. Example 1 – South Auckland A vendor purchased a house 12 months ago from the owner-occupiers, without getting a meth test. A year later, having lived in the house [...]
