Handover snag list — what finish and paint defects do inspectors actually flag that I'd miss myself?

The finishes are exactly where a rushed handover shows, and most of it is invisible until you know the trick to see it. What inspectors flag:

Paint & gypsum: - "Holidays" — thin or missed patches where the wall shows through, and roller marks / lap lines in a raking light. - Patchy sheen or bumps over filler where snag repairs were painted but not properly sanded/primed. - Cracks at corners and visible joint lines in gypsum board, especially where ceilings meet walls. - *How to spot it:* shine a torch along the wall at a shallow angle (raking light) — every roller mark, filler bump and missed patch jumps out.

Tiling: - Lippage — one tile edge sitting higher than the next, which you feel with a bare foot and see in raking light. - Hollow tiles — poor adhesion, so they'll pop later. *Tap across the floor with a coin or knuckle; a hollow 'drummy' sound = not bedded properly.* - Bad grout lines — uneven width, cracks, missing grout, or wrong colour; and awkward cut tiles shoved at edges instead of planned out.

Joinery, glass & aluminium: - Misaligned doors/wardrobes, gaps at skirting and architraves, and messy or missing silicone at wet edges. - Scratches on glass, and window/door seals that aren't seated.

*Also handy:* a small spirit level on floors and thresholds catches slopes and lippage fast.

Snag everything with photos and a location for each — a good snagging inspection documents it so the developer can't wave it off. If the list is long or the developer's dragging, having a finishing and snagging team do the report (and later the fixes) gives you a professional, itemised document that's much harder to ignore.