Certified Property Inspection · Israel
Israel has no inspection contingencies, no escrow protections, no seller disclosure forms. The moment your lawyer countersigns, every defect transfers to you at full market price. Terra Firma exists to make the as-is clause irrelevant to your decision.
Questions answered in English by our engineering team, by email — no meter running. No deposit, no prepayment: you pay only after the inspection is done.
Signed · Engineer #28007795
Registered with the Israeli Registrar of Engineers and Architects and court-appointed as an expert witness. Every report delivered in clear, code-cited English, written for negotiation under Sale Law 5728-1968.
Registered Engineers
Israeli Registrar of Engineers and Architects, Engineers and Architects Law 1958
Legal Standing
Reports written for negotiation under Sale Law 5728-1968
360° Walkthroughs
360° HD digital-twin capture with spatial defect tagging
Nationwide
Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Netanya, Haifa & beyond
01 / The Problem
Case A
Your attorney back home likely uses a standard inspection contingency clause. In Israel, that clause does not exist as a universal right.
The Israeli purchase contract is executed rapidly, and the as-is clause (k'mot shehu) is standard language, not a red flag. It is the baseline.
The moment you sign, structural liability transfers to you in its entirety. The assumption that “someone would have flagged it” does not apply here.
Case B
The UK conveyancing model, with its solicitor surveys, RICS HomeBuyer reports, and mortgage valuations, has no Israeli equivalent. There is no statutory survey, no chartered surveyor protocol, no buyer-protection framework to fall back on.
You are buying property under a legal regime that places due diligence entirely on you. Our reports are structured to give a UK-trained solicitor the documentary clarity they need to advise you with confidence.
The Hard Numbers
₪40k–₪150k
Typical repair cost of undisclosed structural defects discovered post-purchase
None
Statutory inspection right, escrow protection, or seller disclosure duty in a standard Israeli sale
from $1,475
A Terra Firma inspection, VAT included — every defect photographed, measured, and code-referenced before you sign
An inspection isn't a cost. It's the most asymmetric investment in your transaction.
02 / How It Works
Step 01
Message us before booking, no payment required. We align by email on property scope, the as-is clauses in your draft contract, and the right tier. If you already know what you need, skip ahead and book directly — the published price is the price.
Step 02
A registered Israeli building engineer conducts a comprehensive on-site inspection. Every room, every surface, every system. Premium engagements add a 360° HD panoramic capture at every node, producing a complete digital twin of the asset as it exists.
Step 03
The engineer's Hebrew findings are translated and reviewed by native-English engineering staff, so the terminology and code citations carry over intact. Defects are spatially tagged inside the 3D model. Nothing is buried in a footnote on page 23.
Step 04
After the inspection we send one payment request. The moment it clears, we unlock your interactive 360° walkthrough, your full English report, and your high-resolution photographic documentation — within 24 hours of the visit. Our engineering team stays available by email to walk you through findings and negotiation strategy.
03 / The 360° Difference
The standard inspection deliverable in Israel is a document. Forty pages. Photos embedded in a grid. Hebrew terminology rendered into a mechanical English gloss.
Terra Firma sends you a digital twin.
Navigate every room from your desk in New York, London, or Toronto. Every defect we identify is tagged at its exact spatial coordinates inside the 3D model. Visible, measurable, and fully annotated in plain English by our native engineering team.
You will see the moisture stain on the north-facing wall of the master bedroom. You will see the hairline crack in the load-bearing column. You will understand spatially and precisely what you are about to purchase.
This is not a visualization tool. It is clear, spatially-documented evidence you and your attorney can cite at the negotiating table.
04 / Credentials & Authority
No testimonials, no stars, no borrowed logos. What we put in front of you is what a court, a registrar, or your own attorney could verify: registration, statute, and a signed professional opinion.
Our Engineering Team
Every inspection is signed by an engineer registered with the Israeli Registrar of Engineers and Architects (Rasham HaMehandesim) under the Engineers and Architects Law 5718-1958. Our lead engineer is Engineer #28007795 — a Civil Engineer (BSc, Ariel University), court-appointed as an expert witness, with an established pre-purchase and new-delivery inspection practice in Israel.
Every report is signed by the registered engineer who performed the inspection — named, registered, and personally accountable on the report of record. No anonymous checklists, no outsourced sign-offs.
Professional Standing
Each report is a professional engineering opinion signed by a registered engineer, with disclosed methodology, photographic evidence, and Israeli Standards Institute (Mekhon HaTekanim) code references.
Reports are written to be used in negotiation with the seller under the Sale Law (Apartments) 5733-1973 and the general framework of the Sale Law 5728-1968. The operative professional document is the engineer's signed Hebrew report; the English report is your comprehension and negotiation copy. The weight given to any engineering opinion in legal proceedings is a matter for the court.
The Regulatory Framework We Work Under
05 / Pricing
All prices include Israeli VAT (18%). The figure you see is the figure you pay.
Standard
$1,475
VAT included
Complete Due Diligence.
Premium
$2,000
VAT included
See Every Defect From Anywhere.
Estate
from $5,950
VAT included
Bespoke. Multi-Asset. Private.
Complexity surcharge on Standard or Premium based on built area: $450 for 150 to 219sqm; $750 for 220 to 249sqm. Properties of 250sqm or more route to Estate.
No deposit and no prepayment — you pay after the inspection, and the full report is delivered the moment payment clears, within 24 hours of the visit.
06 / One Last Thing
Israeli sellers move fast. Attorneys countersign quickly. The window for due diligence is narrow, and there is no regulatory mechanism to extend it.
Your inspection date is confirmed against a registered, court-appointed engineer's real calendar — we propose dates within one Israeli business day of booking. After the inspection we send one payment request; the moment payment clears, your full report and 360° walkthrough are delivered — within 24 hours of the visit.
Don't sign what you haven't seen.
Questions answered in English by our engineering team, by email — before and after the report, no meter running. You pay only after the inspection is done.
Serving buyers in North America & the UK
No prepayment · You pay after the inspection · Report delivered within 24 hours of the visit
