Inside a Snagging Report

1. Cover and property details

The first page identifies the property, the type and size, the inspection date and the inspection provider responsible for the report. Check these details before anything else: a wrong unit number undermines everything that follows.

2. Conditions on the day

This section records whether water, electricity and cooling were running, whether the property was empty, furnished or occupied, and anything else that affected the inspection. These conditions explain why some checks were possible and others were not.

3. Scope and limitations

Here you see the areas and systems that were included, the areas that were not inspected and why, and the general limits of a visual, non-destructive inspection. Read this section carefully. An area not inspected is not an area without issues.

4. Summary

A short overview lists the number of findings by area and by priority, so you can see the overall picture at a glance and decide where to focus first.

5. Findings

The body of the report. Findings are grouped by room, level or zone, depending on the property. Each finding card includes:

• reference number, such as a short code for the area and a sequence number;
• location, precise enough for someone who has never visited to find it;
• observation, a factual description of what was seen or experienced;
• photographs, ideally one close-up and one wider view;
• priority, using the provider's defined categories;
• suggested next step, such as adjust, repair, replace or investigate further.

6. Priority definitions

Each provider defines its own categories. The report explains them, so you know what each label means. A priority is a ranking, not a diagnosis.

7. Follow-up table, where agreed

If a Reinspection (sometimes called de-snagging) is carried out later, its results follow the original reference numbers. Each item is shown as appearing resolved, remaining open or not checked, with a current photograph where practical.