Snagging Survey in Rustington & Angmering

Snagging surveys in BN16 start from £295 for smaller properties. A 3-bedroom home such as the Barratt Ellerton at Fairway Gardens typically costs around £395, while a 4-bedroom Hesketh detached is around £445. All Homemove surveys include a full written report with photographs, referenced to NHBC standards, and delivered within 48 hours of inspection.

The coastal strip from Rustington to Shoreham is a designated Flood Alert Area. While the Barratt Fairway Gardens site on Golfers Lane and Bellway Langmead Place on Water Lane Road sit on elevated ground well away from the immediate shoreline, buyers of plots closer to the Rustington seafront should check their specific flood zone designation. Our inspection verifies that DPC levels, threshold heights, and drainage connections meet the planning conditions required for that flood zone. A full flood risk search through your conveyancer will give you the formal legal position.

Yes. Barratt homes at Fairway Gardens come with a 10-year NHBC Buildmark warranty. However, that warranty only covers items formally notified to Barratt within the first two years of completion. Our inspectors typically find 50-150 defects on a new Barratt home in West Sussex, including solar panel commissioning documents that are absent at handover, drainage connections not completed, and internal fitment issues that are not visible during a quick walk-round with the sales agent. An independent report creates a formal record of defects and substantially strengthens your position in any warranty dispute.

Barratt's standard specification at Fairway Gardens includes solar PV panels. Our inspection checks that the panels are correctly fixed and sealed to the roof structure, that roof tiles around the penetrations are correctly bedded and mortar-filled, and that the inverter and battery systems (where included) are commissioned and operating. Critically, we check that MCS installation certificates and SAP calculation documents are present in the handover pack - these are essential for warranty claims, future EPC assessments, and for feed-in tariff or export payments. Missing commissioning paperwork is the most common solar-related defect we find at new-build handovers.

BN16 sits on the coastal plain south of the chalk South Downs, with alluvial and river terrace deposits overlying the chalk in many areas. This geology can create variable ground conditions across a single development site - with pockets of softer alluvium alongside firmer chalk-derived soils. Volume housebuilders use standard foundation designs that may not adequately account for these variations. Our inspectors look for early signs of differential settlement, including hairline cracks at window and door frames, sticking doors, and uneven floor surfaces - all of which can indicate foundation movement in the first two years.

For a typical 3-bedroom semi-detached home such as the Barratt Ellerton, the inspection takes 2.5-3 hours. A 4-bedroom detached with garage takes 3-4 hours. We recommend booking 1-2 weeks before your completion date to allow time for Barratt or Bellway to address items before handover, though a post-completion inspection is also valuable and you have two years from completion to formally report defects under NHBC rules.

Yes. Ecclesden Park is on its final homes as a phase, and late-phase properties on any development are worth inspecting carefully. As the site programme winds down, supervision reduces and remaining trades are under pressure to complete quickly. Our inspectors consistently find a higher defect count on closing-phase properties compared to mid-programme completions on the same development. The NHBC warranty applies equally to these final plots, so an independent report is just as important.

Yes. While inspecting before completion gives the builder time to fix items before handover, a post-move-in inspection is still valuable. You have two years from your completion date to formally notify Barratt, Bellway, or your developer of defects under NHBC rules. Our report provides a dated, photographic record that gives clear grounds for warranty claims. We can also re-inspect after the developer claims to have remedied items, to confirm the fixes are complete and correctly done.