Firstly, I'd like to advise anyone who is buying a newly built property to use a professional snagger. I have done a lot of research and have narrowed my choice down to two, one of which was HomeSnag. I managed to arrange with the builder (Persimmon Homes) that a snagger comes into the property prior completion of purchase. Alex did an inspection of our house. I didn't personally meet Alex as the builder provided access to the property. I also didn't want to be under Alexes feet. He completed his inspection and came with 240 snags. His attention to detail was fantastic and I would've never, ever picked up on many of the snags that he had picked up on. If something was not in line with the building regulation he had quoted the actual regulation and the appropriate standards. He did say that if he was extremely picky that he could've come up with 500+ snags but these would be neat picking. Now, this was crucial for the next stage as some of the snags were bigger jobs. I had a meeting with the site manager and he was extremely receptive of the report and was happy to rectify ALL identified issues, without pushing back. He thought that Alex was very fair and he doesn't feel he needed to challenge anything. He explained that some of the independent snaggers come with 600+ issues and they have to then check each one of them against the relevant regulations to see if they're valid or not. I am so pleased that I have engaged HomeSnag that I would strongly recommend using them. They can be seen as a bit more expensive but if you consider the cost of the house and the cost of rectifying the issues down the line, they're invaluable. I cannot stress enough how glad I am that I have engaged HomeSnag and how pleased I am with the work that Alex has done.