Pre-Completion Inspections
A Pre-Completion Inspection (PCI) is a visual inspection of your new home's fixtures and fittings against the NHQB checklist — carried out before you legally complete, so issues can be raised before you take the keys.
Catch issues before you complete
A PCI involves a visual inspection of a home’s fixtures and fittings to ensure they are of high quality and comply with the NHQB checklist. It gives you an independent, professional record of any issues before you legally complete — when you have the most leverage to get them put right.
- Independent inspection against the NHQB checklist
- Carried out before legal completion
- A clear report to raise with your developer
Limitations of a PCI
- — Specialist equipment such as thermal imaging cameras cannot be deployed during a PCI.
- — Warranty and building-regulation issues are outside the scope of a pre-completion inspection.
- — A PCI checks against the NHQB checklist before completion — it is not a substitute for a full post-completion snagging survey.
Want both? Our Platinum package combines a PCI and a full post-completion snagging survey in one booking.
Questions, answered
Pre-completion inspections, explained.
The NHQB is a non-profit organisation made up of representatives from consumer bodies, property developers and contractors. It sets the New Homes Quality Code and the checklist used for pre-completion inspections.
A Pre-Completion Inspection is carried out after the home is built but before you legally complete — so issues can be raised with the developer before you take the keys.
You can, but an independent professional inspector knows exactly what to check against the NHQB checklist and where builders commonly cut corners — giving you a credible report to hand to your developer.
No. A PCI is a visual check against the NHQB checklist before completion. A full snagging survey after completion is more comprehensive and includes drone and thermal inspections. Our Platinum package combines both.
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