All Snag.Scotland Inspectors are RPSA ( Residential Property Surveyors Association) Accredited, as well as having relevant industry qualifications in new home building. Furthermore our team are all ex site managers, who have built new build homes for over 15 years. They are more than qualified to inspect your property for defects.

You can draw up a DIY snagging list yourself if you like,however there are a lot of advantages to hiring a professional snagging company.

Professional snagging services can save you a lot of time and hassle and offer a much more comprehensive snagging report. Professional snagging services know the things that go wrong with a new build house or flat most often, and where and what to look for. They know from experience when something is right …. and when something is wrong.

Ideally prior to legal completion. That way the builder has the time and opportunity to remedy snags before you move in. Under the New NHQC regulations, builders should offer you the option to have your house inspected prior to handover.

If that is not possible then it should be done as soon as possible after Handover. However the snagging inspection can take place at any time in the first 2 years of occupation.

Not always, some house builders have a policy of not allowing snagging inspections prior to completion.

However, under the New NHQC regulations builders should offer you the option to have your house inspected prior to handover, Check with your builder if they are signed up for the NHQC. The inspection can be undertaken immediately after legal completion or at any time in the first 2 years – it doesn’t affect the house builders liability for snags / defects.

A snagging survey is designed to check for problems with a new-build home.

Developers should fix problems identified in snagging surveys quickly – ideally before you move in.

Unlike traditional house surveys, snagscotland will identify everything