Do I need a qualification?

No licence is required in the UK. Clients pay for experience they can see in the report; RICS membership lets you charge more.

How many jobs a week is realistic?

One a day with the report done the same day; two if the properties are flats and close together.

How do I start a snagging business?

You need a trade or surveying background that lets you defend a finding, professional indemnity and public liability insurance, a published price by bedroom count, a method (a room-by-room checklist) and a report clients show their developer with confidence. The first jobs come from a Google Business profile, the local new-build estates and the reports themselves: every buyer shows theirs to a neighbour.

Updated 2026-09-19Punch List AI 1.2 · iPhone and iPad

The Projects tab with client folders: Acme Builders, Riverside Holdings

Step by step

Decide the offer: new-build snagging, end-of-defects re-inspection, rental condition reports, or all three.
Insurance first: PI and PL; developers' site managers will ask.
Method: a checklist per property type, walked the same way every time.
Tooling: a phone, a torch, a tape, a socket tester, and an app that drafts the write-up on the walk.
Price by bedrooms; publish it; bundle the re-inspection.
Marketing: Google Business profile with real report photos, the estates' Facebook groups, and a sample report on your website.

How do I start a snagging business?

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