Sources
Every high-impact claim on SnaggingFinder — prices, statistics, qualifications, coverage and warranty statements — is recorded against one of the sources below, with its scope and the date it was last checked. “Awaiting check” means the source has not yet been re-checked under this register; treat claims citing it with appropriate care and verify with the publisher.
See the methodology for how sources are used, and report an error if a source no longer supports what we say.
Reference sources
| Source | Type | Jurisdiction | Last checked | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHBC Buildmark warranty National House Building Council (NHBC) Buildmark policy terms define the 2-year builder warranty period and the 3–10 year insurance period. Other warranty providers use their own terms. | Industry body | United Kingdom | Awaiting check | 1 |
| New Homes Quality Code New Homes Quality Board (NHQB) Applies only to developers registered with the NHQB. | Industry body | England, Wales and Scotland (registered developers only) | Awaiting check | 0 |
| New Homes Ombudsman Service New Homes Quality Board (NHQB) | Regulator / ombudsman | England, Wales and Scotland (registered developers only) | Awaiting check | 0 |
| Consumer Code for Home Builders Consumer Code for Home Builders Ltd | Industry body | United Kingdom (builders registered with a participating warranty body) | Awaiting check | 0 |
| HBF National New Homes Survey Home Builders Federation (HBF) Annual customer satisfaction survey of new home buyers. HBF star ratings are derived from the share of surveyed buyers who would recommend their builder to a friend. | Survey | Great Britain | Awaiting check | 17 |
| RICS regulated firms register Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) | Professional body | United Kingdom | Awaiting check | 1 |
| Residential Property Surveyors Association RPSA | Professional body | United Kingdom | Awaiting check | 1 |
| Chartered Institute of Building CIOB | Professional body | United Kingdom | Awaiting check | 1 |
| The Property Ombudsman The Property Ombudsman | Regulator / ombudsman | United Kingdom | Awaiting check | 1 |
| HomeOwners Alliance HomeOwners Alliance | Editorial | United Kingdom | Awaiting check | 0 |
| SnaggingFinder inspector listing data SnaggingFinder Prices, coverage and turnaround as published by each listed inspector and recorded at their last verification date. Calculations on the site are derived from this data. | Editorial | United Kingdom | Awaiting check | 1 |
| SnaggingFinder editorial assessment SnaggingFinder Editorial judgement or estimate — not a statistical survey. | Editorial | United Kingdom | Awaiting check | 1 |
Inspector websites
Prices, coverage and turnaround on each inspector profile come from the provider's own website, checked in the month shown.
| Source | Type | Jurisdiction | Last checked | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HomeSnag website HomeSnag | Provider website | — | April 2026 | 3 |
| New Build Inspections website New Build Inspections | Provider website | — | April 2026 | 3 |
| HouseCheck website HouseCheck | Provider website | — | March 2026 | 3 |
| Snag-List.co.uk website Snag-List.co.uk | Provider website | — | February 2026 | 3 |
| BLP Snagging website BLP Snagging | Provider website | — | April 2026 | 3 |