Buying and moving

• Walk your new-build flat before handoverWalk through and furnish your new-build (new construction) flat from the developer's plan before the keys, plus a walkthrough checklist for handover day.
• New-build snagging checklistRoom-by-room new-build snagging checklist (a punch list in the US): tools to bring when you get the keys, how to record faults and when to look again.
• Buying a flat off-planBuying a flat off-plan (pre-construction in the US): what you see before it is built, risks to size, view, light and dates, and what to check in the plans.
• Moving into a new flatA moving house checklist for a new flat or apartment: measure and plan the furniture, book the move, utilities, meters, post, moving day, the first week.

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