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What to look for at a new build home demo?

Happy Sunday! Hope everyone is having a great weekend! Our long weekend was filled with walks and cycling around London. It’s cherry blossom season and it’s so beautiful. It’s a chilled weekend for us which means time for some blogging! In my 5 tips for the home demo post, I explained what a home demonstration is: A home demonstration or handover is when you buy a new build and the home builder shows you how the appliances and facilities work in your new home.  A home demo is also an opportunity to flag snags that you see as the house builder may be able to fix them before you move in. Our snags were fixed after we moved in and I would have preferred them to have been fixed before we moved all the furniture in! I noticed on Instagram that a common question from home accounts is for tips on the new build home demonstration, such as questions to ask and what to look for. The friendly and supportive Instagram home account community offered lots of useful suggestions when peopl

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