Pre-Completion Inspection

Service Description

PCIs were introduced by the Government in 2022 and are guided by the New Homes Quality Board (NHQB) checklist. This inspection is carried out before you move into your new build home. We will carry out this inspection on your behalf from five calendar days after notice has been served for completion and before completion.  We can visit the development and property to carry out the inspection without your presence. We simply require that you agree the appointment date and time with the developer in advance so that the developer can arrange access. This inspection is sometimes carried out in conjunction with a "home demonstration" or "home preview". These are typical terms for a pre-completion appointment that developers invite home buyers to before completion. We can carry out the PCI in conjunction with this appointment, and in this instance, you would therefore be present whilst we carry out the PCI. We can stay at the property to complete the PCI, should your appointment with the developer finish before we have completed the PCI, and you need to leave. This inspection can take 2-4 hours to carry out depending on the type and size of your property, the quality of its construction, and any add-on services that you also may choose.