Inspected

Today a nice man from the City of Port Phillip comes to inspect the pavements etc around the house, as part of getting an Asset Protection Permit. Peter takes photos as well, so that they can't later blame any existing issues on our building works. We then cough up a substantial deposit which the Council holds until works are complete, then returns to us provided we haven't damaged anything. Even for a very modest lot of building work we have to pay $2,000 - one wonders how much money they have in these deposits at any one time. As Albert Park/Middle Park are at the top of the leader board for most-renovated suburbs, one imagines that it's millions. Ah well...