Snagging Survey in Perry Barr & Kingstanding, B44

A snagging survey in B44 starts from around £250 for a one or two bedroom apartment, rising to £350 to £450 for a three or four bedroom townhouse. Larger detached properties cost from £450 upward. An optional drone roof inspection adds roughly £50. West Midlands pricing is typically below the national average of £377, as there is no London or South East surcharge.

Book as soon as you have your keys or completion date. Legal and General Affordable Homes are marketing shared ownership apartments at Perry Barr Village with moves available now. Your two-year warranty period starts at legal completion, so the sooner you have a professional inspection, the more time the builder has to fix any defects before the warranty period narrows to structural-only cover in year three.

A one or two bedroom apartment at Perry Barr Village typically takes around two hours. A three or four bedroom townhouse takes three to four hours. The inspector checks every room, all external surfaces, and shared communal areas that affect your unit. You receive the full report with photographs and a numbered defect list within 24 hours.

LABC Warranty data shows that windows and doors account for 27% of all new build defects, followed by paintwork and cosmetic finishing at 22%, and brickwork or pointing issues at 18%. In multi-unit developments like Perry Barr Village, plumbing connections between apartments, fire door installation in corridors, and communal drainage are also frequent problem areas. Professional inspectors catch these where a visual walk-through by the buyer would not.

Yes. Shared ownership does not reduce your right to a defect-free property. Whether you own a 10% or 75% share of your Perry Barr Village apartment, the builder must meet NHBC standards and fix any defects reported within the two-year warranty window. The snagging report is addressed to you as the occupant and documents defects regardless of your tenure type.

The Home Builders Federation found that 93.7% of new build buyers reported defects to their builder. Research suggests the average new build contains between 150 and 300 identifiable snags when checked by a professional, compared to the 20 to 30 a buyer typically spots. At £250 to £450, the survey regularly identifies thousands of pounds worth of defects that the builder must fix for free under warranty. A single missed insulation gap can add hundreds to your annual heating bills.

Submit your snagging report to the builder in writing and follow their formal complaints procedure. If they do not respond within a reasonable time or refuse to fix valid defects, escalate to the NHBC resolution service. NHBC acts as an independent mediator and can compel the builder to carry out repairs where defects breach construction standards. For shared ownership properties managed by a housing association, also notify the association, as they have a direct interest in maintaining the building fabric.

Snagging surveys are designed specifically for new build homes within the warranty period. For older Kingstanding properties, such as the interwar semis that make up much of B44's housing stock, a RICS Level 2 Home Survey or RICS Level 3 Building Survey is the appropriate inspection. These surveys assess the condition of an existing home, identifying structural movement, damp, roof condition, and other age-related issues rather than construction defects in a new build.