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Poor Design by Volume Builders

28/5/2018

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This weekend we attended a property built by one of the largest (volume build) construction company's in the UK. One benefit of buying a property through a large company like this is that there should be no design flaws since it has been drawn up by a Technical team and had a proven track record through many hundred/thousand of houses built in the same way. This is not always the case however as demonstrated in this house we inspected.
It is a good example how our snagging surveyors have a critical eye for detail and we draw upon our years of experience to know when something isn't right. On arrival we knew this house design should have been reversed (or "handed" as it is known as): The position of Master Bedroom window left little room for a bed and offered a 3ft view out onto the neighbours rendered wall.
With such issues which is a clear design flaw, it is important to rectify because it may affect the future sale of the property.
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A prestige build - with no cavity wall insulation

24/5/2018

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We visited a property recently whereby the customer decided on the day of the snagging inspection to get us to check the cavity wall. This ended up being a good decision as her house had absolutely no insulation.
Based on the size of property, this issue will have cost her several thousands of pounds extra in heating costs every year. It goes to show that despite the volumes of documents given on handover showing tests carried out (such as air tests) they don't really actually amount to much when fundamental flaws like this go unnoticed.
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    "I always insist that there is specific provision for snagging," says Thomas Moran, partner at law firm Speechly Bircham. "Reputable developers do this anyway, but there are all sorts in the market, some big, some small, so you need a contractual promise than within, say, a year they will come back to remedy any minor defects in the finishing."
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