# Home Inspection in London and Middlesex County > Home and condo inspection in London, Ontario and Middlesex County, from Jim Ward, InterNACHI Certified Master: a full-colour report the same day. Canonical: https://chi.canadianwebmaster.ca/areas/london-middlesex Last updated: 2026-11-10 From condos near downtown and student-area rentals to new subdivisions and the towns of Middlesex County, Jim Ward inspects homes across the London area. ## At a glance - **Condo inspections**: $450 including HST for a condo, with the same full-colour photo report as a house. - **Older central neighbourhoods**: Century houses in the older parts of the city get a close look at chimneys, plumbing and wiring. - **Newer subdivisions**: Foundations and attics in near-new homes, where Jim has found problems buyers didn't expect. - **Rental and investment properties**: Rental property and maintenance inspections for owners and investors. ## Communities covered London, Lambeth (part of London), Strathroy, Komoka, Kilworth, Delaware, Dorchester, Thorndale, Ilderton, Lucan, Mount Brydges ## From Delhi London is about 80 km west of Delhi. Strathroy, Komoka and the other Middlesex towns are all inside the service area. London is the biggest housing market in Jim Ward's service area, and the one with the widest range of homes. A **home inspection in London** might mean a high-rise condo near downtown, a semi-detached rental close to the university, a brick house in one of the old neighbourhoods north and south of the core, or a two-storey in a subdivision built in the last decade. Jim, an InterNACHI Certified Professional Inspector inspecting since 2009, covers the whole city and the towns of Middlesex County around it. ## Condos and townhouses London has thousands of condominium units, from apartment towers to townhouse complexes. A [condo inspection](https://chi.canadianwebmaster.ca/services/condo-inspection) focuses on what belongs to the unit: the electrical panel and wiring, plumbing fixtures and drains, the water heater, heating and cooling equipment, windows, doors, floors, walls and ceilings, and the appliances. Jim's condo price is $450 including HST. Common elements like the roof, the structure and the parking garage are normally the corporation's responsibility, so they're typically covered by the status certificate and reserve fund study rather than a unit inspection. Your lawyer reviews those documents. Small things in a unit add up. Jim's photos include a water heater with no pressure relief valve and cracked tiles on a washroom wall, either of which you'd want to know about before your offer is firm. ## The older neighbourhoods The central parts of London, including Old North, Old South and Old East, are full of houses from the late 1800s to the mid-1900s. These homes are why many people want to live in London, and they carry their age in the usual places: chimneys that need repointing, galvanized supply lines that have never been replaced, wiring that has been extended over generations, and basements that have been finished over older foundations. A visual inspection can't see behind walls, but it reads the clues, and Jim photographs each one for the report. Some houses in these neighbourhoods still have sections of knob-and-tube wiring, or a fuse panel that was swapped for breakers without the circuits beyond it changing. Insurers in Ontario commonly ask about both, so it helps to know before you call for a quote on coverage. ## New subdivisions at the edges The city has grown outward in every direction, with large newer neighbourhoods in the north, south and west ends and in towns like Komoka, Kilworth and Ilderton. Near-new homes are where buyers are most tempted to skip an inspection. Jim's advice is that 99% of the time those buyers have not checked the foundation or the attic, and doing a house properly takes at least three hours. He has found a foundation crack in a 4-year-old home, and R-12 attic insulation where R-40 was expected. ## Rentals, investors and the smaller towns With two large post-secondary schools, London has a big rental market. Jim offers [rental property and maintenance inspections](https://chi.canadianwebmaster.ca/services/rental-and-maintenance-inspection) for owners who want a clear picture of a property's condition. Out in Middlesex, Strathroy, Lucan, Dorchester and Thorndale have their own mix of older town houses and newer builds, and rural homes in the county often rely on private wells. ## Booking from London London is the far end of Jim's usual drive, but all of Middlesex County is inside his stated service area. Inspections outside the six counties he covers are possible at an adjusted cost, agreed before anything is scheduled. A [home inspection](https://chi.canadianwebmaster.ca/services/home-inspection) up to 1,800 sq ft is $500 including HST, and the report arrives the same day with every image. Call 519-550-4998 or use the [quote form](https://chi.canadianwebmaster.ca/quote). ## Questions people ask ### Does Jim Ward cover London, Ontario? Yes. Middlesex County, including the City of London, is one of the six counties in his service area, along with Brant, Oxford, Elgin, Norfolk and Haldimand. ### How much is a condo inspection in London? Jim's published price for a condo inspection is $450 including HST. You get the same full-colour report, emailed with all the images, the same day. ### What does a condo inspection leave out? It looks at the unit itself. Shared parts of the building, like the roof and structure, are usually the condo corporation's responsibility and are dealt with through the status certificate and reserve fund study, which your lawyer reviews. ### Can Jim inspect homes outside Middlesex, like in Lambton or Perth? Inspections outside his six counties are available at an adjusted cost, agreed before the inspection is scheduled. Call 519-550-4998 to ask. ## Related - [Home Inspection](https://chi.canadianwebmaster.ca/services/home-inspection) - [Condo Inspection](https://chi.canadianwebmaster.ca/services/condo-inspection) - [Rental and Maintenance Inspections](https://chi.canadianwebmaster.ca/services/rental-and-maintenance-inspection) - [Home Inspection in St. Thomas and Elgin County](https://chi.canadianwebmaster.ca/areas/st-thomas-elgin)