can we personally snag or not?

[buttercup]

Don't know where to start!!!

Hoping to move into my new Wimpey home in the next couple of weeks. I asked if I could do a 'snag' before completion was told it had changed its name to familiarsation. So arranged one anyway. Arrived and was taken around to the house and was told the Sales Executive had already carried one out um! I explained that I would like to personally go round and look. Well, cut a long story short was told no. Is this right that another person would snag mu own future property? I have bought new build before and always completed a snag a week before completion.

[Tony]

It is normal for multiple site staff to snag a property - the problem is they ALL miss something. It is also normal for buyers to snag a property after notice is served, unless they have something to hide. Speak to your solicitor they will be able to arrange access for you.

Let us know how you get on.

Tony

BTW The sales staff are on commission and won't want completion to be delayed because of snagging.

[bigkevgray]

I would threaten to walk away if they dont allow you to do it



Cheers,

BewareOfWimpey.com

[PaulM]

We were encouraged by our site manager to snag our house after we moved in, more than once, because we may see things during that period that we didn't before.

[Trevb2006]

I don't understand how you think the sales staff would be able to affect the completion of a property, if the property gets singed off by the nhbc, that goes straight to the construction manager, then the director/ area manager of sales, then the solicitors serve notice on the property, you should then get a call from the sales staff to book in a viewing of the property, weather there is snagging to be done or not the property will complete on the date set in the contract.
There are a lot of people on this site that don't understand how the industry works, and just want to point fingers at the sales staff when its has nothing to do with them.