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Results from New Homes Snagging Site indicate that new build homes
in the UK are riddled with defects with over a third of new build
houses having between 100 and 200 defects.
The problem is getting worse
Experience of
defects and/or snags in the home has increased (90% compared with 84%
in 2001 and 81% in 2000). However,satisfaction with the overall service
provided in dealing with these problems remains positive (51%
satisfied),and only slightly lower than previously (53% versus 54% in
2000). Housing Forum, National Customer Satisfaction Survey 2003.
We believe these figures do not provide the full
picture as new build home owners are not trained to identify snags
and we find defects in all the homes we inspect.
Consumers have little protection
New homes are exempt from the Sale of Goods and Services Act of
1994. If this were not the case you could simply write to the
developer asking them to fix the problem within two weeks. If they
were unable to do this for whatever reason, you could then get another
company to do the work and bill the developer.
We can help
If you use our service we will professionally inspect your house to
make sure all the defects are picked up and we will also put pressure
on the developer to deal with these problems as soon as
possible. Once this is done you will be able to fully enjoy your
defect-free new home and you will not have to worry about astute buyers
picking up on defects when you come to sell.
Our new home snagging service represents excellent value for money, call 0845 22 66 486
to make a booking, or book your snagging inspection online a week in advance to receive a 10% discount. We can
carry out snagging inspections anywhere in the UK seven days a week
with just 48hrs notice.
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