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When home buyers are wise to hit a snag

Finding the flaws in newly built houses is a must, says Christopher Browne. I recall those first flickers of adrenaline when I got the tip-off about a handsome grade II listed property in Nottingham. It was opposite Nottingham Trent University, and about to be converted into upmarket student flats. Buy now and you’ll make a [...]

Who wants to buy a new home now?

Buy a new motor and you expect it to lose value as the sheen comes off its bodywork and it picks up a few dents in the supermarket car park. But a new house? When homebuyers take the keys to a brand new home they tend to take it for granted that its value will [...]

More rights for new home buyers

Snagging work takes place after the property has been handed over. A trading standards official has said that people who buy new houses should have more consumer protection rights. Read more: Snagging Scotland

Whats the snag?

Week In Week Out reveals that the eight thousand people who buy new homes in Wales every year have surprisingly little legal protection. Read more: What’s the snag?

Dream homes or new-build nightmares?

As complaints about new-build properties rise, Tonight with Trevor McDonald looks at the dream homes that have turned in to nightmares for their owners. Linda Dubberley meets the growing army of ‘snaggers’ – property experts employed to discover the faults before the buyers move in. This show featured Snagging.org and Imtiaz Farookhi was interviewed. Watch [...]

New Home Defects Cost £30m a year

Although many homebuyers readily pay a hefty premium for a new home to avoid the hassle of renovation when they move in, it is costing £30m a year to put right defects discovered in the first ten years after the completion of a new home. New home defects

Spotting problems with your home before you buy

As is standard practice, she did a tour of the house with the developer before she was handed the keys and was asked to point out any snagging defects she could spot. As a layperson she found only two. But she chose to seek a professional opinion.

My property nightmare: flawed new house

How to deal with tricky situations. This week a new home turns out to be far from complete. Read more…

Snagging is a hassle but… (The Sunday Times, 5 September 2004)

Snagging is a hassle but it is the key to good building results The world can be divided into those who know what snagging is, and the lucky individuals who have never been initiated into the horrors of picking up builders on their mistakes. Master it, or get somebody in to do it for you, [...]

Wesbury Homes Beaten at Last

Hi everyone, our dealings with Westbury Homes plc started two years ago when we agreed to part exchange our home for a new build. We had our home valued by the estate agents and agreed a price for the swap. Then the trouble started. Westbury wanted to advertise our home for more than it was [...]

GEORGE WIMPEY HOMES Poor Build, Poor Service, Substandard repairs

At this point we then inspected the property and found approximately THIRTY defects. Some of these were cosmetic, some more important (i.e. the bathroom light could only be turned on if the hall light was already on).The site manager then mentioned to us that he had fitted the thermostat on the top floor (this is [...]

It is a living hell in this house

When the Skuse family moved into a brand-new home, their dream turned into a nightmare. More than a year later, they and other residents of a Westbury Homes development in Weston-super-Mare are still waiting for defects to be put right, reports Corinne Hitching. Buying a brand-new home should be a pleasurable experience. New appliances, woodwork, [...]

More than one in three new home buyers will not buy new again

Survey from ‘snagging’ information site reveals plague of faults in new homes is putting buyers off More than one in three new home buyers would not consider buying a new home again, according to a survey conducted by new home buyers information service Snagging.org. Snagging.org founder Tony Bright, whose own experiences with a new home [...]

 

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