GUIDES
Snagging guides for UAE handovers.
Practical, checked guides for inspectors, developers and homeowners. Written by the SnagOwl team, with the date each guide was last checked.
Property snagging in Dubai: what it is and how it works
What snagging is, when it happens in a Dubai handover, who does it, what an inspection covers, how snags are graded and re-inspected, and what a report contains.
Last updated 11 October 2026 Read the guideThe snagging checklist: every room, what to look for and how to test it
A room-by-room snagging checklist for UAE apartments and villas: what to look for and how to test it, from kitchen and bathrooms to AC and balcony. Printable.
Last updated 11 October 2026 Read the guideSnagging report template: what a professional report contains
The fields every snagging report needs, an annotated sample page, the severity scale and a free Excel snag register template with the same columns SnagOwl exports.
Last updated 11 October 2026 Read the guideSnag severity: minor, major and critical
How to grade snags as minor, major or critical: the definitions SnagOwl uses, examples for each level, a decision table and the cases inspectors most often get wrong.
Last updated 11 October 2026 Read the guide