Service 05
An independent inspection of your property before handover. Every defect photographed, located and described in a report the developer can act on — and we come back to check they did.
The offer
Once you accept handover, defects become a warranty claim: slower, more contested and sometimes at your cost. Before you accept, they are simply the developer's outstanding work.
A snagging inspection uses that window properly. We go through the property room by room against finishing standards, record every defect with a photograph and a location, grade it by severity, and issue a register formatted for the developer's own rectification process.
We are independent of the developer and the contractor. We are paid to find things.
What we inspect
The inspection depth depends on the package; the reporting standard does not change.
Packages
Priced by property type and size. Reports are issued in a developer-ready format.
Apartments and townhouses at first handover.
Buyers who want the defects closed out, not just listed.
Large villas, multiple units or investor portfolios.
Packages are a starting point, not a limit. If none of them matches what you need, tell us what does and we will scope it.
How it works
Ideally before you sign the handover acceptance. We can usually attend within a few days.
A methodical pass through every room and system, photographing and locating each defect.
A severity-graded register issued within 48 hours, formatted so the developer can work from it directly.
After rectification we return, verify each item and issue a close-out report confirming what was actually fixed.
Questions
Between the developer notifying you that the unit is ready and you signing the handover acceptance. That is the point at which outstanding work is still clearly the developer's obligation.
Every item is photographed, located and graded, which makes most items difficult to dispute. Where a disagreement remains, we can attend the walkthrough and present the finding directly.
Yes. It is still useful within the defects liability period, and essential before a fit-out so that pre-existing defects are recorded before your own contractor starts.
Not on a property we have snagged for you — the inspection stays independent. If you want the work done, our contracting and maintenance teams can quote separately once the register is closed.
Also from the group
Design, build and hand over under one contract — from empty shell to a completed, tested, ready-to-occupy space.
ExploreIndependent control of programme, cost, quality and risk on your behalf — from brief and tender through to handover.
ExplorePlanned and reactive maintenance that keeps buildings, systems and occupants running without interruption.
ExploreTell us the scope, the site and the date it has to happen by. We will come back with questions and a written proposal.
