17 providers offering new build snagging survey in or across the South West, including national firms. An independent snagging surveyor, not employed by the developer.
17 snagging surveyorsthe South West
Who needs oneAnyone buying a new build or newly converted home
Who can do itAn independent snagging surveyor, not employed by the developer
WhenIdeally before legal completion; otherwise as soon as possible after moving in
Based in Ingleton, North Yorkshire · Covers Lancashire, Cumbria, Manchester, Cheshire, Merseyside, North and West Yorkshire and the Scottish Borders; also Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Monmouthshire, south Warwickshire and south HerefordshireAccreditation stated by provider: RPSA (logo), Level 1 infrared thermography
Based in Swindon, Wiltshire · Covers Wiltshire and surrounding counties, including Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset, Oxfordshire, Hampshire and BerkshireAccreditation not yet checked
Based in Hook, Hampshire · Covers Hampshire, Surrey, Berkshire, London, Sussex, West Kent, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Dorset, Wiltshire and further afieldAccreditation stated by provider: RPSA, CIOB (chartered surveyor)
Based in Newton Abbot, Devon · Covers Devon and the South West, including Exeter, Plymouth, Torbay, Taunton, Barnstaple, Bristol and BournemouthAccreditation not yet checked
Based in Chandlers Ford, Hampshire · Covers Hampshire, Dorset and Surrey, including Winchester, Basingstoke, Guildford, Poole and the New ForestAccreditation stated by provider: Site describes the firm as RICS regulated
Based in Thame, Oxfordshire · Covers Mainly Oxfordshire and surrounding counties; says it works across the UKAccreditation stated by provider: Regulated by the RICS
Based in Swansea · Covers England, Scotland and WalesAccreditation stated by provider: RPSA accredited, individual inspectors list CIOB and CABE membership
Based in Lichfield, Staffordshire (offices also in London and Manchester) · Covers Says it covers all of the UK, including London, the Midlands, the North, Scotland and WalesAccreditation not yet checked
Based in Manchester · Covers UK-wide, with further offices in Chelmsford and BirminghamAccreditation stated by provider: Regulated by RICS, RPSA, Association of Building Engineers, The Property Ombudsman
A snagging survey is an independent inspection of a newly built or newly converted home, checking the finish and workmanship against the standard it should have been built to, so defects can be put to the developer before or shortly after you move in.
Getting signed off in England
In England, your council’s building control team or a registered building control approver checks the work. They issue a completion or final certificate once they have the reports they need, such as the as-built SAP, EPC, air test and any sound or ventilation test results.