Detailed snagging for new build houses
New Build House Snagging
Have your new house checked carefully before outstanding defects become everyday annoyances. Get a Free Estimate
Detailed snagging for new build houses
Have your new house checked carefully before outstanding defects become everyday annoyances. Get a Free Estimate
New build houses involve a large number of separate trades and finishing stages. By the time you receive the keys, decorators, joiners, electricians, plumbers, kitchen installers, flooring teams and external contractors may all have worked on the property. Even on a well-managed development, small defects can remain after handover.
Manchester's growth is not limited to city-centre apartments. Major regeneration and housing programmes are also creating new and renewed residential neighbourhoods across Greater Manchester. Victoria North, for example, extends through seven neighbourhoods north of the city centre and is planned to provide more than 15,000 homes, including development in Collyhurst. Elsewhere, new housing continues across the wider conurbation and its established towns. Houses bring a different snagging challenge from apartments: there are usually more external elements, more windows and doors, additional bathrooms, gardens or boundaries, and often garages or driveways to consider. That makes a systematic room-by-room and outside-in check particularly useful around handover.
Our new build house snagging service is designed to identify visible problems across the parts of the home that are accessible at the time of inspection. We work through each room as well as relevant exterior areas, recording damaged, incomplete, poorly adjusted or inconsistently finished items so you have a clear list to raise with the developer.
A house inspection needs to account for more than its internal decoration. There may be front and rear doors, multiple windows, stairs, several bathrooms, utility areas, garden boundaries, paving and other elements that each need attention. We take a structured approach, checking the home in sections and looking closely at the interfaces between different materials and trades. Particular attention is given to things that affect normal everyday use, such as doors that catch, fixtures that are loose, poor sealant, damaged surfaces and unfinished details. We also note visible external defects where those areas form part of the property and can be inspected safely. The purpose is to help you start life in the home with a clear record of what still requires attention rather than discovering issues gradually over the following months.
Living rooms, kitchens, utility spaces and halls are checked for visible finishing defects, damage and issues with accessible fittings.
We inspect accessible finishes, doors, windows, joinery and other relevant elements throughout bedrooms and landing areas.
Visible workmanship, finishing and accessible components around staircases are reviewed as part of the inspection.
We look for issues involving tiles, sealant, fittings, sanitary ware, finishes and visible installation details.
Where safe and accessible, visible external walls, doors, paths, boundaries and related elements can be included.
Where they form part of the home and are accessible, we can include visible finishes and installed elements within the inspection.
| Service | Estimated Cost | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Two-bedroom house | £300–£375 | Around £340 |
| Three-bedroom house | £325–£425 | Around £375 |
| Four-bedroom house | £375–£525 | Around £450 |
| Five-bedroom house | £450–£625 | Around £525 |
| Large or unusually complex house | Quoted individually | Varies |
Pricing depends on floor area, property layout, location and inspection scope. Contact us with the development and property details for a quotation. Complete our enquiry form to get a free estimate.
We allow for the wider range of internal and external elements typically present in a newly built house.
Each snag is recorded in language intended to make discussions with the developer easier.
We are there to inspect on behalf of the buyer rather than approve work for the builder.
We cover new housing developments across Manchester and surrounding parts of Greater Manchester and Cheshire.
Moving into a newly built house in Manchester? Arrange an independent snagging check around your handover date. Complete our enquiry form to get a free estimate.
Free — no obligations
Tell us the development, house type, bedroom count and anticipated handover date.
We arrange a suitable visit once access has been confirmed.
We inspect accessible rooms and relevant external areas using a consistent snagging process.
Recorded defects are organised into a written report for your reference.
You can work through the report with your developer and track the items you want them to address.