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SNAGGING
There will inevitably be snagging issues as with any new build property. Usually there
is a guarantee period of one year during which time any defects will be corrected free of charge.
The simplest way to do this is to make a list before you go of the kind of things you will
need to check. It is possible to obtain example snagging lists from the internet as a guide
as to what to look for, although some companies make a charge for this. Alternatively contact a local builder who may be able to provide an
example. We have included a list which we obtained from a local builder which covers most of the
items to be checked. Click Snagging List to download.
Try out all of the electricity sockets for example to ensure they all work, check all
plumbing for leaks. In addition, take a tape measure to ensure your apartment dimensions
are as stated. This is something we failed to do ourselves.
We have recently come across a company set up by a British and Bulgarian team offerring snagging services
as a result of personal buying experiences of a team member. Please click on the link below or visit
www.bg-surveyor.com.
As with the Notary completion, we have had very different experiences of snagging in each of our completed apartments. Sofia apartments We visited Sofia in January 2006, approximately four weeks after the deadline for completion by the developer, and as Act 16 had been obtained, the deadline had been officially met. We had booked a hotel for two nights as our apartments had not been furnished at this time. This gave us only one day to attend the Notary meeting and to view and draw up a snagging list for our apartments. After spending so long at the Notary office, it was 4.30pm by the time we reached our apartments , and the daylight was failing us. We therefore took a few hurried photographs of the outside before proceeding indoors. The temperatures were well below zero, with thick snow on the ground and it was as cold indoors as outdoors as there was no heating on at that time. So it was a case of checking each room in turn and hurriedly scribbling down various comments before our fingers froze in the process. With hindsight, we probably would have waited a little longer before arranging completion to allow time for the furniture to be installed, and we would have given ourselves at least one more day there. After returning to the UK, we wrote up our snagging lists, sent them off to the selling agent, and almost one year later, there are still outstanding faults which have not been corrected, despite our constant nagging. In fact our apartments are now rented out with snagging still not complete. This appears to be either the fault of the complex manager, who has not been passing on our snagging requests to the developer, or the developer themselves, who are too busy working on Phase 2 of the complex. Pamporovo ski apartments The apartments in Pamporovo were about 80% furnished at the time of our first inspection. We were therefore able to stay at our apartments, although the rest of the building was by no means complete. It was in June 2006, but we had a freak week weather-wise, and it was unusually cold and wet. We were there for two days, so had plenty of time to compose our snagging lists. As of Nov. 2006, we have been told that all of the snagging has been completed and have also received a separately commissioned report by a snagging overseer which verified that all was taken care of. We have yet to verify this ourselves however and will be doing so in June 2007.
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