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Book your pre handover inspection 5 to 7 days before your handover slot. That leaves time for us to inspect and deliver the report, and time for you to put the snag list in front of the developer before you are sitting in the sales office with a pen in your hand.
Walls, ceilings, floor screed and levels, tile bedding and lippage, grout and silicone sealant, paint finish, doors, windows, glazing, wardrobes, kitchen joinery, sanitaryware, and balcony falls.
Distribution board and circuit protection, socket and switch testing, earthing, water pressure, drainage run-off, water heater operation, AC delta-T across every fan coil unit, airflow balance, duct condition, condensate drainage, and the chilled water connection where the tower runs on Empower or Emicool.
Thermal imaging finds water behind a wall before it stains the paint. A moisture meter confirms it. Non-destructive testing gets that evidence without cutting a single hole in a home you have not moved into yet. If a reading needs following up, our water leak detection Dubai team takes it.
Taking handover of several units, a full floor, or an entire building? Different scope, different reporting format, and it sits with our complete building inspection in Dubai team.
Thermal imaging finds the cold band behind the wall before the paint ever stains.
The unit looks finished, the finish is clean, and thermal imaging picks up a cold band behind the guest bathroom wall. Slow supply line leak. On handover day it is a developer item at no cost to you. Six months later it is your ceiling, your neighbour’s ceiling, and your bill.
Hollow tileTapped through every room. Hollow bedding cracks and lifts inside the first year.
AC drainageBlocked or badly fallen condensate lines. The most common cause of a stained new ceiling.
Sealant failureShrunk silicone at the balcony threshold. Five minutes for the developer, months of mould for you.
Tell us the community, unit type and handover date. We confirm the slot and tell you what to arrange with the developer first (access, DEWA activation, lift booking in some towers).
Apartments take roughly 2 to 4 hours. Larger villas run closer to 5. Your engineer works the 250-point checklist room by room, photographs every defect in place, and records a location reference so the contractor can find it without you standing there pointing.
You receive the digital snag list within 24 hours. Every item carries a photograph, a location, a severity rating and a rectification note written in the language a developer’s contractor actually acts on.
The report is formatted for direct submission to the developer’s handover team. If an item is pushed back, we set out the technical basis in writing, so you are not arguing from “my inspector said so”.
Once the developer reports the work complete, we return, verify each item line by line, and check nothing new was damaged during rectification.
De-snag re-inspection is booked as a separate visit. Ask for the fee when you book your handover inspection and you get it in writing before we attend.
Every step is run by the same engineer who signs the report.
Article 40 of Dubai Law No. 6 of 2019 sets the developer’s liability at 10 years for structural defects and a minimum of 1 year for mechanical, electrical, plumbing and finishing work.
Read the start date carefully. This is where most buyers lose time without knowing it. The 10 year structural period runs from the date of the building completion certificate, issued by Dubai Municipality for mainland projects and by Trakhees for Palm Jumeirah and the free zones. It does not start when you collect your keys. Legal commentary differs on whether the one year non-structural period runs from that same certificate date or from handover, so assume the earlier. If your building was certified months before your unit was released, part of that window is gone.
Separately, decennial liability for structural collapse and major defect now sits in Articles 821 to 824 of Federal Decree-Law No. 25 of 2025, in force since 1 June 2026, replacing Federal Law No. 5 of 1985. Most snagging pages in this market still cite the repealed articles.
If a developer will not engage, the practical route is a written submission with a stated deadline, then a formal complaint to RERA through the Dubai REST app.
General information to help you understand your position, not legal advice.
Our inspections are performed by qualified engineers, not general technicians. A technician tells you a socket is dead. An engineer tells you the circuit is mislabelled, the protection on that leg is missing, and what the contractor has to do about it. Our engineering team is led by Mohammed Nadeem Maldar, Engineering Manager.
Licensed by the Dubai Land Department under the property inspection services activity, DED registered, with InterNACHI certified inspectors. We inspect against the Dubai Building Code, Decree No. 45 of 2021.
Worth being precise about, because this market is loose with the wording. InterNACHI is an international technical certification body, not a UAE regulator. The licensing authority is the DLD.
The developer’s snagging team works for the developer. We work for you. That is the whole difference, and it is why an independent report is the only document written on your side of the table.
73,000+ inspections across all seven emirates, covering more than AED 1 billion in property assets. 4.9 from 108 Google reviews. Thermal imaging, moisture meters and non-destructive testing are standard on every job, not a paid add-on.
Most buyers we meet have waited two to four years for these keys. The pressure to just sign and move in is enormous. Our job is to give you the one document that lets you slow down for 48 hours.
Mohammed Nadeem Maldar, Engineering Managertaking handover for the first time, with no reference point for what normal looks like.
who cannot fly in. We inspect unaccompanied and email the report.
who want the snag work done before the furniture arrives, not around it.
where a defect found after the tenant moves in turns into a rent-free week.
where the same defect repeats floor to floor.
and are still inside the defects liability period. You are not out of options. (A resale property inspection is the different product, for a unit bought from a seller.)
| Property type | Handover inspection from |
|---|---|
| Studio and 1 bedroom apartment | AED 999 |
| 2 bedroom apartment | AED 1,499 |
| 3 bedroom apartment | AED 1,999 |
| Townhouse | AED 2,799 |
| Villa | AED 3,999 |
Prices exclude VAT and are starting points based on built-up area. Thermal imaging, moisture metering and non-destructive testing are included on every inspection, never charged as an add-on. Send your unit size on WhatsApp for an exact figure.
Worth framing properly. The fee is not really competing with another inspection fee. It sits against one AC replacement or one balcony waterproofing failure, either of which costs several times the inspection once the liability has moved to you.
“The snagging report was detailed and team prepare excellent report and helped to sort the defects with the developer.”
Sayyid AlaviGoogle review“Great and very professional service done by inspector Farhan. Very fast to respond and submit the report.”
Nadya NinisGoogle review“Engineer Farhan was very detailed, patient and explained every issue clearly during the snagging inspection.”
SamerGoogle review“The team was efficient, and the reports were detailed and easy to understand.”
Adriana ProdanGoogle reviewHandover inspection pricing starts from AED 999 and is calculated on built-up area, with the Dubai market guide at roughly AED 1 per square foot plus VAT. A studio sits at the bottom of that range, a large villa at the top. Send the size on WhatsApp and you get an exact figure.
Book after the developer issues your completion notice and before you sign the handover acceptance form. That window is usually 14 to 30 days. We recommend 5 to 7 days ahead of your slot, which leaves room for the report and for raising the snag list with the developer.
An apartment takes roughly 2 to 4 hours depending on size and bedroom count. Larger villas run closer to 5 hours. The report reaches you within 24 hours, so even a handover date later the same week is workable. Send your date and we will confirm the slot.
No. We carry out unaccompanied inspections regularly and email the report wherever you are. You arrange developer access, we handle everything on site. This is how most of our overseas investor clients work, and the report is identical either way.
Yes, for a complete inspection. Without power and water we cannot test AC delta-T, water pressure, drainage flow, sockets or the water heater. If DEWA is not active yet we inspect everything visual and mechanical, flag the untested items in the report, and return for the live testing.
Your report is written in a format the developer’s contractor can act on, with photographs, locations and rectification notes. If items are still refused, the route is a written submission with a deadline, then a complaint to RERA through the Dubai REST app. Documented evidence is what makes that work.
Related: what to do if the developer will not let you inspect
Article 40 of Dubai Law No. 6 of 2019 sets 10 years for structural defects and a minimum of 1 year for MEP and finishing work. The structural period runs from the building completion certificate date, not your handover date, so check that certificate rather than assuming the clock started with the keys.
De-snagging is the re-inspection after the developer completes rectification. We verify each item on the original snag list, confirm the work was done to standard, and check nothing new was damaged in the process. It is booked as a separate visit. Ask for the fee when you book the first inspection and you get it in writing before we attend.
No. The defects liability period is still running, so a post handover snagging inspection still gives you a documented case to put to the developer. The sooner it is done, the more of the one year non-structural window is left. Structural cover runs far longer.
Yes, two names for the same service. Handover inspection is the descriptive term, snagging is what the Dubai market calls it day to day. If one company quotes for property snagging and another for a handover inspection, compare the checkpoint count and the report, not the label.
Prime Inspections & SnaggingThe Binary by Omniyat, Office 1914-203
Business Bay, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Phone: +971 50 602 1830
Email: connect@primeinspections.ae
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Ensure your property is defect-free with Dubai’s most reliable snagging company. Our InterNACHI-certified team delivers detailed snagging inspections for both new and secondary homes—so you can move in with confidence.