Snagging surveys should be undertaken if you are buying a new build property to detect whether there are any defects or unfinished work.
If you are going through the process of buying a newly built home, especially those off-plan - a snagging survey is vital to the process. Currently, there is a huge demand for property developers and builders to build houses quickly to reach tight and rigid deadlines. This means there is often many defects in the completed properties which can be identified via a snagging survey.
Purchasing a home is one of the biggest investments you will ever make so it is vital that your investment is protected. A snagging survey gives you the assurance that issues can be resolved without you having to bear the cost. We provide a full report which outlines issues in the exterior and interior of your property. This can be passed onto your property developers to be rectified.
Southdown Surveyors are a local team of chartered surveyors and building consultants. Well established in East Dean and East Sussex, all of our surveyors are RICS certified and highly qualified in the area of snagging surveys.
What do Assess?
In a snagging inspection, our Chartered Surveyors use the latest tools and equipment to recognise any faults or work which is incomplete, including:
When Will I Receive my Report?
We product a detailed report of our findings and a copy can be forwarded to your builder - all within 5 working days of the inspection. Your comprehensive report will also include all the technical information regarding the construction of your new property.
When Should I Have a Survey Carried Out?
We advise that a snagging survey is undertaken prior to completion, so that any defects can be identified and fixed before your move in date. If this is not possible then we can carry out a snagging inspection within 2 years of the warranty date, dependent on your builders T&Cs.
Should you desire a revisit from your dedicated building surveyor after your building developer has addressed and rectified any issues, we are more than happy to accommodate (a fixed fee will be applied).
Check out our complete list of frequently asked snagging questions for additional information.
For any further information you may require, our team are here to help. Contact us using the form at the top of this page or call 01323 739183.
We are a highly qualified and skilled team who can undertake a range of property services and surveys. Please see some of our other pages for more information on our other offerings.
My wife and I used Southdown Surveyors during a recent potential house purchase. We had agreed a price on an older, character property and felt it best to fully assess the area and the property. We are both mightily pleased we engaged Southdown’s help as they flagged up some very serious, unseen defects in the property. As inexperienced first time buyers we would have been left having bought a seriously defective property with largely no sell on value and a huge bill simply to make habitable.
Southdown Surveyors were extremely professional, diligent and very helpful. They provide a thoroughly detailed breakdown of the property they survey, from little things like nearby trees that might invalidate house insurance to highly detailed information on the structure and wellbeing of the property.
I think in some cases there might be a tendency on the house buyer’s end to avoid engaging a full survey but with what we have experienced I would strongly advise anyone looking to buy a property to engage a thorough, proper survey. The outlay in doing so is relatively minimal and when you are making such a large financial, and life investment, having professionals on your side, and ones who will help you as Southdown Surveyors did for us, is absolutely invaluable.
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