Snagging

hi there

Just found this site, fantastic , someone else to talk to about  the never ending saga of Don Juan.  We first bought off plan in 2003 ( Block 2) and this has been some wait.  I read from all  you reports that  hopefully april could be the final date?  Any update yet? 

Can anyone tell us what the proceedure is prior to  and after snagging  ?

Wanda & Eddie

 

Hi Wanda & Eddie

Welcome to EOS and in particular the Don Juan community! There is a thread on snagging (near the bottom of the list of topics). Getting access to carry out snagging prior to completion is not always possible but Spanish law makes provsion for a snagging survey to be carried out within 2 weeks of completion.

Although there will be snags that are obvious many of us have opted to go for a professional report as it may pick up on things we would miss and it will also carry more weight with the developer.

Hi Davmunster

Two weeks before completion does not seem like much time for the developer to get his act together and fix any snagging faults we may have. We also need to include not only our own individual apartments, but also the pools, roads, fencing, street lighting, communal block lighting, the exterior of the blocks including the roofs, especially after the storm damage. I believe we are also entitled to a certificate to cover us for the next 10 years for any major structual problems similar to the NHBC policy in the UK. Has anyone had anymore feedback since on getting a group snag. We may need to start getting this in place soon, as any company that is willing to give us a good group rate, is not going to be able to do dozens of apartments and external areas at a drop of a hat, as they will obviously already have other jobs booked previously. I am travelling out there from the 15th to the 23rd of April, I will try to get a few more photos, and any further info while out there. Would love to meet up with any other members who are out there at the same time, just send me a private messagge, or through this post.

Westport

 

Hi All,

I have just been in contact with Philip Nott regarding snagging, he e -mailed to check if we required his companies services. (All contact info below)I have told him we are out visiting the property 1-10 April so will contact him on our return as we will have a better idea of completion date's.

I'm not sure if we will get a better deal than the below original quote he gave a few months ago,if anyone has any other companies they are thinking of using then we should start to try and get a group deal going !!

Also the deal is for the apartment not the complex !!!!!! We are probably talking serious money to start checking roof's etc.

Cheers Steve and Sam.

 

Philip Nott - A.C.I.O.B
Project Manager - Technical Architect
 
Mobil:      +34 659 333 180
Tel/Fax:   +34 952 857 293
Web:      www.propertysi.com

Strangely the quote Phillip Nott provided to me is higher as follows:
Base Charge                       350 Euros

This message was last edited by gericom99 on 3/14/2007.

Hi Max,

Regarding snagging we are defiantly interested,as you are in Spain if you are happy to find the best deal we will leave you to look into things.

Steve and Sam. 

Hi Max

I am for you to include me in your list of clients for Philip Knott - provided he doesn't charge more than the 300€ he quoted Steve and Sam!

                               I will a also have the snagging done at the best price.

This message was last edited by max! on 3/19/2007.

Hi Max

Just sent you a PM to your email address. Count me in on the group snag deal.

Westport

Hi Max

This is the email reply I got from Philip Nott back in February.

Thank you for your enquiry with regards to getting an Inspection "Snagging" Report done. To give you an indication of what we do, we produce a bound English/Spanish written report, highlighting all visible defects, in a concise, easy to read colour-coded format together with photographs. This is normally done with a representative from the Promoter present. 1) The built size of the properties?

Hi Westport,

It's correct that Philp's prices went up in 2007. He also stated that the earlier quote Steve posted was already based on a group of about eight people, so the margin to negotiate is small. However I'm making progress and I'm pretty sure that I can get him to do the job at 300E excl. taxes if the group is big enough.

So last call for action: if you want to be included sent me an email at m.poldermans@gmail.com. I will close the group deal on april 15 and let Philip make his final offer after that.

If you tried to contact me but didn't get mail back, please try again as I always confirm requesta to be on the list.

Hi   Max,

Does the list you are compiling for snagging apply only to people in Phase 1?   We are in Phase 2 and wonder if  we  should get involved at this stage.   We have been given a completion date of November 07  but we have no idea if this is a genuine date or not.

 

Monica and Seamus

Hi Monica and Seamus,

The current list is just for phase 1 as it's hard to negotiate a good deal for a future event. However I won't disappear from this forum after completion and if this works out well I can do a second run when phase II is ready.

I would say that your chances on completion in november seem to be much more realistic than our dates were.  The infrastructure is there, the DJ II apartments seem to be almost finished and the road problems are certainly solved by that time.

This message was last edited by max! on 4/10/2007.

Hi  Max,

Hope you are right about completion date.  Cant wait to see the finished apartment.  Thank you for info re snagging.

Monica and Seamus

Hi Monica and Seamus,

Please read my post under compleation.

This message was last edited by wichmann on 4/11/2007.