15 Most Common New Build Defects (and How to Spot Them)
Discover the 15 most common new build defects and learn how to spot them during your snagging inspection. Practical guidance for every defect on the list.
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Discover the 15 most common new build defects and learn how to spot them during your snagging inspection. Practical guidance for every defect on the list.
Learn how to do a snagging inspection on your new build. Our step-by-step guide helps you find defects, document them, and get your developer to fix them.
Bathroom snagging checklist for new builds — 28 defects to check across sanitaryware, showers, tiling, plumbing, ventilation and flooring before completion.
Kitchen snagging checklist for new builds — 30 defects to inspect across worktops, cabinets, appliances, plumbing, electrics, tiling and flooring.
What is snagging? Learn what a snagging inspection covers, why it matters for new-build buyers, and how to protect yourself before completion.
A complete new build snagging checklist for 2026 — room-by-room items to inspect before completion, plus how to document defects and get them fixed.
Just picked up the keys to your new build? As a homeowner, here's what you should do in those first few weeks — from snagging inspections to meter readings and everything in between.