SnagCoach walks you round your home room by room, tells you exactly how to check each thing, and gives you the standard it should meet. At the end, you'll have a snag list with photos, ready to send to your developer.
Your dates and rights, the kit list, staying safe, and how to judge like a pro. Fifteen minutes here will save you arguments later.
Check the paperwork, then work round the outside of the house while it's light.
Loft hatch and upstairs rooms first, downstairs next, garage last. Put the heating and hot water on and run the taps and fans early so leaks have time to show.
OK, Snag or N/A. For each snag, say exactly where it is and take a wide photo and a close-up.
Your snag list builds itself as you go. Print it or copy it into an email to your developer, ideally within 14 days of moving in.
Mark each snag as reported and fixed. SnagCoach shows when the developer should have resolved it.
Five guides: Your dates and rights, Kit list, Stay safe, How to judge like a pro, What's normal.
Each check tells you how to check, what good looks like and the clause it comes from. Your snag list builds itself as you go.
Approved Document K; NHBC 6.6.8
NHBC Standards 2026, 9.1.3.1–9.1.3.2
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SnagCoach is for homes in England with NHBC Buildmark cover.
Other warranties: most checks still apply, but dates and claims differ, so message us first.
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Rugby Snagging Co. isn't connected with or endorsed by NHBC, the New Homes Quality Board or the New Homes Ombudsman Service.
