UK New-Build Snagging & Handover Organiser | Hunter Ellis Professional Property Tools

Created by Mark Tutton — a practising building surveyor and architectural designer. Postgraduate study: MSc Building Surveying, Northumbria University — final overall award pending. Technical background also includes BSc (Hons) Architectural Design & Technology, MRPSA and ACABE. The Hunter Ellis UK New-Build Snagging & Handover Organiser helps you create precise defect records and track every promise through to reinspection, using neutral location-specific descriptions and a disciplined evidence trail rather than guessed causes.

IDEAL FOR

UK new-build buyers who need a clear room-by-room record and a reliable way to follow documents, snags, developer responses, repairs and close-out.

WHAT YOU RECEIVE

• 20-page printable A4 organiser

• 20-page fillable PDF

• 9-tab protected Excel workbook

• Room-by-room checks

• Snag register

• Photo-reference log

• Developer response tracker

• Handover document register

• Keys and meter record

• Repair tracking

• Reinspection close-out

• Read-me, personal-use licence and exact file manifest

WHAT MAKES IT USEFUL

• Gives every snag and photograph a unique reference

• Prompts neutral descriptions by exact location instead of an unverified diagnosis

• Tracks handover documents, controls, keys and meter readings

• Keeps the developer's response and promised action beside the original record

• Closes an item only after reinspection, not simply after a status update

HOW TO USE IT

Set the plot and document references before handover. Record only areas you are permitted to access, keep the image files separately under the matching snag IDs, send the relevant record through the developer's formal route and verify the work before close-out. Follow the warranty, code, complaint and ombudsman route applicable to your home and developer.

FORMAT AND COMPATIBILITY

Digital download only; no physical item is supplied. The customer ZIP contains printable A4 and fillable PDF files, an editable .xlsx workbook, instructions, licence and manifest. Fillable behaviour varies by PDF app: test, save, close and reopen a short entry before relying on it. Spreadsheet formula cells are protected; the designated working cells remain editable. The PDFs are not represented as fully tagged accessible PDFs. Storefront examples use fictional details; customer working files are supplied blank.

IMPORTANT PROFESSIONAL BOUNDARY

These resources are organisational and educational aids. They do not themselves inspect, diagnose, value, design, certify, approve or provide legal, engineering, electrical, gas, fire-safety or other specialist advice. Obtain appropriately qualified property-specific advice before financial, legal or safety decisions.

This is not a professional snagging survey. It does not inspect inaccessible construction, test services or assess compliance, structure or safety.

Hunter Ellis does not claim endorsement by RICS, RPSA, CABE or another professional body through these products. Education, qualifications and memberships identify the technical background of the author rather than third-party approval of the products.

LICENCE

Original Hunter Ellis content for personal use by one purchasing household. No resale, redistribution, public sharing, client use, removal of branding or derivative products for sale.