The report is the deliverable
An inspection visit only becomes valuable once it is documented. The snagging report is the dated, independent record of your property's observable condition on the inspection day — the document you submit to a developer, seller or contractor, and the baseline for any later reinspection.
A professional report is built for two readers at once: you, so you understand what was found; and the responsible party's team, so they can locate, verify and address each item without guesswork.
What a Fedari report contains
Every Fedari report follows the same practical structure:
- Property and inspection summary: what was inspected, when, and under what agreed scope
- Findings grouped by room and system, so nothing is buried
- Photographic evidence of relevant visible findings where practicable
- A severity rating per finding: Critical, Major, Minor or Advisory
- A plain-language recommended next action for each item
- Notes on areas that were inaccessible or outside the agreed scope
- Delivery within 8 hours after the inspection is completed
How the severity ratings work
Severity labels turn a long list into a plan. Critical and Major items are the ones to put first in any communication with the developer — they affect safety, function or risk of damage. Minor items are workmanship and finishing issues that still belong on the record. Advisory items are observations worth monitoring.
The ratings are practical prioritisation tools from an independent inspector — they help you and the responsible party decide what needs attention first.
How to use the report
Submit the full report through the developer's defect channel, keep the written confirmation and reference number, and follow up in writing. When items are reported as rectified, a reinspection visually reviews the apparent status of the previously reported findings — from AED 399 — so the loop closes with evidence.
Our step-by-step guide to submitting a snagging report to the developer walks through the process in detail.
What a snagging report is not
A snagging report documents the observable condition of a property at the time of inspection, within the agreed scope. It is not a structural survey, a regulatory compliance certificate or a guarantee that a property is defect-free — a visual, non-destructive inspection cannot identify every defect, and concealed conditions behind finishes cannot always be identified. Inaccessible areas and relevant limitations are noted in the report.
Why a folder of photographs is not the same as a structured report
Anyone can take photos. What makes a snagging report actionable is structure: each finding has a location, a plain-language observation, photographic evidence where practicable, a priority classification where supported and a recommended next action. A developer's team can pick it up and work through it item by item — no interpretation calls, no lost context.
A folder of unnamed phone photos does the opposite: no locations, no severity, no order, no record of what was accessible or out of scope. Structured reporting is what turns an inspection into follow-through.
See a real example
Our sample report page shows an illustrative example of the exact format you receive — the summary, the grouped findings, the photographs and the severity ratings — so you know precisely what you are getting before you book.
