Snagging Survey in CV5 Coventry

Our snagging surveys in CV5 start from £295 for 1-2 bedroom apartments and from £395 for 3-bedroom houses. A 4-bedroom house at Pickford Gate or Steeples Green typically costs £450 and a 5-bedroom property £550. All prices include the written report delivered within five working days. There are no call-out charges or hidden extras.

We cover all of CV5 including Eastern Green, Allesley, Allesley Park, Canley, Westwood Heath, Chapel Fields, Brownshill Green, Hawkes End and Millisons Wood. Our inspectors are familiar with the Pickford Gate site at Birmingham Road (CV5 9AL), Steeples Green at Pickford Green Lane (CV5 9AQ), and the wider Eastern Green Sustainable Urban Extension. We also cover adjacent postcodes CV4 and CV6 if needed.

A typical 3 or 4 bedroom house at Pickford Gate or Steeples Green takes two to three hours to inspect. Larger 5-bedroom detached properties may take up to four hours. We work methodically through every room, the loft void, all external elevations, and the drainage and utility connections. Rushing the inspection risks missing defects, so we never cut the process short to fit more jobs into a day.

Ideally before legal completion, so you have maximum leverage with the developer when the defect list is agreed. If that is not possible, book within the first two years of ownership while your new home warranty (typically NHBC Buildmark) is in its initial period and the developer is obligated to remedy defects at their cost. Do not wait until the end of year 2 - some defects only become visible after the first heating season or after prolonged rainfall.

Yes. NHBC warranty covers structural defects and major building failures, but your developer is responsible for making good snagging defects - poor finishes, misaligned joinery, drainage problems, missing insulation and similar issues - during the first two years of your warranty. NHBC will only become involved if the developer fails to remedy these defects. Our report gives you a clear, documented list that you can submit to the developer and, if necessary, to NHBC as evidence.

CV5 sits on Mercia Mudstone - a clay-rich bedrock with shrink-swell characteristics. During the dry summers of recent years, clay subsoils beneath shallow foundations can lose moisture and compress, then expand when autumn rainfall returns. This cycle can cause foundation movement over time, showing as cracking at window heads, stepped cracks in brickwork, and sticking doors. On new builds, we look for early signs of differential settlement: diagonal cracks in plasterboard at door corners and window heads are a common indicator in the first 12 months. Mercia Mudstone also contains gypsum veins in some areas, which can dissolve over time creating underground voids.

Our snagging inspection notes drainage gradients, gutter capacity, gulley blockages and any visible signs of damp, but it is not a flood risk assessment. For properties in Allesley village near the River Sherbourne, or near the Brookstray in Upper Eastern Green, you should obtain an Environment Agency flood risk check and ensure your conveyancing solicitor orders a full environmental search. Coventry City Council has installed flood resilience measures at 26 properties in Allesley, indicating confirmed flood risk in those locations. We recommend combining a snagging survey with a full conveyancing search pack for properties in these areas.

A snagging survey is designed specifically for new build properties - typically within the first two years of construction. It checks every room, surface, fitting and fixture against build specifications and documents defects that the developer should remedy. A RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey is designed for second-hand properties and assesses the overall condition, structure and any significant defects or risks. For a new build at Pickford Gate or Steeples Green, a snagging survey is the right product. For a 1960s semi in Allesley Park or a Victorian terrace in Earlsdon, a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 is more appropriate. For BISF steel-frame houses in Canley, a RICS Level 3 is essential.