Well it seems Crest have now changed their minds. They phoned to confirm our completion date yesterday for 5th October 2006. But when I mentioned snagging they said it was against policy and I should not have been told it was ok. After talking with 2 different people on the matter they have completely ruled out us having a snagging inspection carried out before we move in.

However they say if we do one immediately afterwards, they will accept the findings and will carry out any required repairs. So I have admitted defeat and booked my inspection for October 6th with New Build Inspections. They say it should take around 2 hours to do.

I suppose I could try and force Crest to let me carry out a snagging inspection, but Crest have been pretty good to us so far and i don’t really want to upset that relationship. Also, getting a solicitor to do this for me could be costly. Although on the other hand, this is a 165,000 house and I want everything to be perfect. I’ll have to have a think about it.