Snagging News

THIS IS WHERE YOU can find out the latest information about Survey Homes. We will keep this section updated so look out for new initiatives and special reports.

Jan 2009 – Sept 2009 A new year and a new direction……

We now offer to customers a complete snagging service which allows us to resolve the snags and bill the developer (after negotiations with them).

We can on request colour code the snagging items.

We now offer a complete service, no matter how many meetings to resolve the issues raised in the report. We have lowered our prices for credit crunch period and deliver a greater service despite the lower fee. Be assured we will always be the market leader, through listening to our customers and studying the market; we haven’t got there from being the first ever snagging company to form and by the other associated trades following behind.

Jan 2008 – Dec 2008

Business very good at start of the year, we are being asked by customers for different services. i.e:

Complete service from start to finish.
Could we undertake all the snagging works and bill the developer?
Give a degree of importance to each snag, i.e. colour code.
Well we listen and we deliver……

May 2008  Lastest Media Release of Non Compliance of Regulations

Annual Report from the UK’s Premier and Leading Building Snagging CompanySurvey Homes 2000 Ltd

 “The market place”

During the period of May 2007 and May 2008 the new building market place has grown, the government’s proposals for further; tens of thousands of new houses throughout the country in coming years will create a larger demand for quality control. You may be aware that each new home is covered by either the NHBC or Zurich Build Mark Cover & other such like companies for the first ten years whilst the developer covers the initial two years with resolution meetings should the developer not agree with the purchaser hosted by the Build Mark Cover companies. 

Resolution meetings are now increasing as customers do not believe the developers remarks with regards to quality and tolerances, they are now wining the meetings with guidance from SH2000.

 “250-350 Defects to 95% of New Houses”

Believe it! We have compiled reports throughout the UK during our eight years in business and can clarify that 95% of new houses should not have been issued with a Build Complete Certificates (developers) or Certificates of Mortgage Leaders (build mark companies).

Some typical and most common defects found are as follows;

(1) Torn/ripped roofing material
(2) Creaking floors walls/ceiling and stone work out of level
(3) Gutter down pipes not entering drains
(4) Water/plumbing leaks
(5) Poor fitting of doors/stairs
(6) Incorrect specifications
(7) Inspection chambers incorrectly fitted
(8) Scratched glazing
(9) Damaged roofing trusses

 “Why is it happening?”

Simple to answer; lack of control and supervision, the demand & greed of developers asking for year end completions too soon.

“Remember when buying a new home”!

 “You’re a name until the monies have been transferred, then you’re a number” (statement from Peter S Appleby (managing director of SH2000)

January 2007: Survey Homes 2000 Ltd Takes Customer Satisfaction To A New High

Survey Homes 2000 Ltd are now branching out into “Remedial Works Supervision”. Managing Director Peter Appleby comments: "we help all our customers right up to the point where the developer makes good the concerns we’ve found. But who is to say they’ll carry out a good job, I mean if they can’t get it right the first time, what is to say they’ll do a good job second time around?"

He went on to say: "This is why we’ve started to supervise remedial works on request from the customer. This can then alleviate any fears the customer might have and also allow them to carry on with their day to day business and not have to worry about taking time off work to supervise works".

For further information about this service please contact us direct.

July 2006: Survey Homes 2000 Ltd Featured In Sunday Express

Survey Homes 2000 Ltd was recently featured in an in-depth article in the Sunday Express (23rd July 2006). The newspaper report details the case of Vanessa Aves who turned to Survey Homes 2000 Ltd after a series of nightmares and disasters plagued her newly-built Charles Church home in Epsom, Surrey. Thanks to the intervention of Survey Homes 2000 Ltd, Charles Church eventually agreed to repair the 240 defects that were uncovered in the Survey Homes 2000 Ltd fault report.

July 2006: New Homes Magazine Advert and Promotional Mugs

Survey Homes 2000 Ltd was recently the subject of an advert in New Homes Magazine. Survey Homes 2000 Ltd are the first ever property snagging company to be allowed to advertise within the magazine and it is also the first ever press advert to promote SH2000's services. Click on the advert to the left to enlarge. An offical Survey Homes 2000 mug is now available, featuring the slogan "I've been scrutinised". Additionally, new connections have been made with a premier website helping new home buyers avoid the pitfulls during the process of buying their dream home. You can find the site at http://www.brand-newhomes.co.uk/house_builder_links.htm

June 2006: Bath Chronicle Article

Survey Homes 2000 Ltd was featured in a Bath Chronicle online article dated 14 June 2006. In the report Peter Appleby talks about his belief that a Government regulator should be appointed to monitor build quality.

March 2006: Sunday Times Article

Survey Homes 2000 Ltd appeared in a Sunday Times article entitled 'New Homes: Snagging headache' on Sunday March 19th 2006. Peter Appleby is quoted in the piece as saying: "We work to NHBC tolerances & other such like company regulations. The problem is that sometimes these homes are signed off by the developer before they’ve been properly checked. We’re just checking the checkers."

January 2006: New Year, New Aims

Wow! We are still here! This year we aim to continue contributing to the building industry in more ways than one. WATCH THE NEWS PAGE MONTHLY for regular updates!

The company has grown throughout the years; new ideas come and go, innovations happen - some work, and some don’t. This year will prove to be more difficult than last as the market is flooded with new homes and little is being sold at present. The new home buyers report for second hand homes will be a good idea once implicated. Survey Homes 2000 Ltd was the first ever company to evolve scrutinising New Homes. Other companies started behind us offering similar services, but none have the experience and ability to cover all customer needs.

August 2005: Article In New Homes, 4th-17th August 2005

Survey Homes 2000 was recently featured in the 4th-17th August 2005 edition of New Homes. In the article Peter Appleby talks of the increase in quality of new homes since the company was formed.

Click the image to view the piece in full.

June 2005: ITV West Television Interview

Peter Appleby recently gave a television interview with ITV West at Bridgwater alongside disgruntled customers viewing the defects that the developer Persimmons Homes said were normal.

June 2005: Hannah Moxham Joins Survey Homes 2000

In April 2005 Hannah Moxham joined the Survey Homes 2000 team as the new Marketing and Sales Director. Coming from a manufacturing background, Hannah has brought many fresh innovative ideas to our company. As a new home buyer herself she has seen the pitfalls brought along with purchasing a new property and has added to our company’s knowledge and understanding of “what the customer wants”.

Survey Homes 2000 welcomes you Hannah.