{"id":6754,"date":"2005-01-09T21:56:57","date_gmt":"2005-01-09T14:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/property-new-homes-are-great-theres-just-one-snag\/"},"modified":"2016-03-04T13:39:15","modified_gmt":"2016-03-04T06:39:15","slug":"property-new-homes-are-great-theres-just-one-snag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/property-new-homes-are-great-theres-just-one-snag\/","title":{"rendered":"Property: New homes are great. There's just one snag …"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nIf only. Most have so many faults a specialist is needed, writes Christopher BrowneSnagging – the very name is enough to put you off. No one likes having to deal with problems or hitches. But for anyone who buys a newly built or converted property, the S-word can be crucial. Do it right and you could save yourself thousands of pounds. Do it wrong and you could end up with a problem property. Ask Derek Charlton. He and his wife Susie had exchanged contracts on a new four-bedroom house in Peebles, near Edinburgh, and were waiting to move in. ‘The house was part of a small luxury estate and, as we needed a bigger place with a garden for us and our growing family, it was just what we were looking for,’ says Charlton. Just before they completed on the \u00a3240,000 home, the couple’s solicitor advised them to ‘snag’ the property. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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