Mitcham, VIC
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Victorian Building Authority (VBA)
Registered Building Surveyor
Building Inspector - Pool Safety
Licence #IN-PS 69873
Last verified: 4 April 2026
James Coghlan is a building surveyor practice based in Victoria, providing building inspection services across multiple building classes. James Coghlan is reachable at www.buildspect.com.au.
Buildspect conducted a Completion Stage report for us, prior to us going to settlement on a new house. Although we thought we had done a reasonable job during our personal walkthrough, the Buildspect inspection was thorough and detailed. Buildspect found over 50 items that were non-compliant to the building code, and cited the building code reference and photographed all issues. Compared to the cost of fixing the issues ourselves, and the protracted arguments that could have arisen with the builder, the cost of the report was worth every cent. At every step of the way, Buildspect were very clear about their reports costs, communicated well, and were timely in producing their report. I have no hesitation in recommending them and will definitely use them again.
We have partnered with Buildspect to complete stage inspections while building a new home. Buildspect were recommended to us by our mortgage broker, as our mortgage broker used Buildspect while building his own home and had a great experience. Buildspect have been great, the quality of the reports have been more than what we expected. Our new home is a $350,000 investment and Buidlspect have ensured we receive a high quality product. All the staff at Buildspect have been a pleasure to deal with. I will recommend Buildspect to all my families and friends. I couldn't be happier.
Buildspect were able to assist me on a complicated building dispute with minimal notice on a short time-frame. The whole team were professional, quick to respond and thorough. The report they prepared was of great assistance and I look forward to working with them again in the future.