New-Build Snagging company Northumberland

We find the issues with your new-build before its too late

Welcome to the UK's leading new-build snagging company! Our expert team specialises in conducting snagging inspections for properties in Middlesex and beyond. As an award-winning company, we are dedicated to providing the highest quality service to our clients.

Our professional snaggers use specialist equipment to identify issues, and present them in an efficient photographic snag list for your developer to action quickly. As the UK's only Snagging Company regulated by RICS, you can trust in our expertise and commitment to excellence.

We offer two types of surveys depending on the stage of your property's construction: Pre Completion Inspections (PCI's) and Post Completion Snagging Surveys. Additionally, during winter months we can perform thermal heat loss surveys to ensure your property is energy efficient.

Unlike other nationwide snagging companies, our inspectors are all qualified surveyors, offering an unparalleled level of knowledge and experience,

Pre Completion Inspection

A Pre-Completion Inspection (PCI) follows a specific checklist designed by the NHQB (New Homes Quality Board) to provide homeowners yet to move in with a list specifying if areas of the property have met its standards or not.
The PCI is only suitable pre-completion and is issued within just 24 hours.

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Snagging Survey

Our snagging survey is generally more in-depth than a Pre Completion Inspection as it is not restricted to the the NHQB checklist; rather expanded to include issues that are out of tolerance according to the standards of the NHBC and Building Regulations.
This survey is only carried out after completing (unless consent granted by developer) and is issued within 48 hours.

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New-build snagging in Northumberland

While both a Pre-Completion Inspection (PCI) and a Snagging Survey aim to identify potential issues in a property before or after completion, they differ in terms of level of detail and equipment used. A PCI is more limited in checks and equipment, but it presents an opportunity for us to identify and raise crucial issues with the developer before you move in.

To ensure minimal delays, we deliver the PCI report to you within 24 hours and can also send it to the site manager if we have their email address. A PCI can reveal important issues like blocked drains, leaks, damaged units, poor workmanship in brickwork, joinery, flooring, plumbing, tiling, plastering, and more.

On the other hand, a Snagging Survey allows us to use more advanced equipment to check areas that are not easily visible, such as the roof, under baths, heating systems using thermal cameras, and checking the loft. A Snagging Survey enables us to identify a wider range of issues in line with NHBC tolerances.

We deliver the Snagging Survey report within 48 hours, and some of the areas we check include plumbing, electrics, glazing, flooring, plastering, carpentry, and finishing. Our goal is to ensure that your property meets the highest standards possible, and our experienced surveyors have a trained eye to spot even the most subtle snags.

Our snagging survey includes checks on:-

brickwork inc weep vents etc
inspection chambers
thermal imaging of radiators / UFH
soil quality test
roof and guttering
garage & any boundary walls etc
groundwork
loft inspection
electrical test on sockets

plumbing
Co (Carbon Monoxide) test
levels of floors, walls and ceilings
fenestration
joinery
tiling
damage & poor design
fire safety
examples of plaster & paintwork

Optional extra for a Pre Completion Inspection:-

measurements of windows for ordering blinds

On a Snagging Survey you can also choose to add:-

borescope check to the cavity walls
thermal heat loss survey (in winter months only)

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QUALIFIED SURVEYORS
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EXPERTS IN HEAT LOSS SURVEYS

48 HOUR TURNAROUND FOR SNAGGING SURVEYS, 24 HOURS FOR PRE COMPLETION INSPECTIONS

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"In November 2017, the family hired independent inspection company HomeSnag to do a report - and they identified nearly 150 problems"

"Most problems with new-build homes are cosmetic and easily fixed. For that reason, a traditional survey is likely to be a little excessive - and this is where snagging surveys come in... We recommend hiring a professional surveyor to conduct your snagging survey"

"Snagging - the very name is enough to put you off. No one likes having to deal with problems or hitches. But for anyone who buys a newly built or converted property, the S-word can be crucial. Do it right and you could save yourself thousands of pounds. Do it wrong and you could end up with a problem property"