Q:Hi
Does the NHBC guarantee start from the day we exchange contracts?
Therefore the 2 year snagging would start from then? Not 2 years from when the property was built?
Thanks!!
JoJo:confused:
Domain Contract ProA:I rang NHBC – the guarantee will indeed start on completion of the sale. Therefore my 2 year snagging will commence on that date.
So, I was right.
Thats good news.
Legal Forms, Contracts And AgreementsA:I rang NHBC – the guarantee will indeed start on completion of the sale. Therefore my 2 year snagging will commence on that date.
So, I was right.
Thanks to guy and Ken & Dot.
JoJO
TrafficXactor.com – Traffic Exchange Desktop SoftwareA:I have't signed the contracts yet – its still all in the conveyancing process. According to the vendors solicitor the quote mentioned before re site office & snagging etc – will be part of the contract. I think they have messed up at their end.
Think I need to contact NHBC to verify the situation as they seem to think the defect period is over – but my understanding is it does not start until I complete on the property – regardless of how long ago it was built… am I right?
Thanks!
From what you have posted, I would say you are correct. I can't see how a builder can remove the two years snagging clause.
Licensing Contracts Bootcamp E-bookA:If it was sold as seen wouldn't this be in the sales contract when you purchased the property? Check with your solicitor, this would be a fairly major issue for many people so I'm surprised you weren't made aware at the time of signing the contract.
I have't signed the contracts yet – its still all in the conveyancing process. According to the vendors solicitor the quote mentioned before re site office & snagging etc – will be part of the contract. I think they have messed up at their end.
Think I need to contact NHBC to verify the situation as they seem to think the defect period is over – but my understanding is it does not start until I complete on the property – regardless of how long ago it was built… am I right?
Thanks!
The Timeshare Exchange Bible – Interval International EditionA:If it was sold as seen wouldn't this be in the sales contract when you purchased the property? Check with your solicitor, this would be a fairly major issue for many people so I'm surprised you weren't made aware at the time of signing the contract.
The Timeshare Exchange Bible – Rci Weeks EditionA:UPDATE from builders/vendors:-
"I have heard back from xxxx to say that as the property was build complete it is out of defects (with Southdale Homes who built the properties). This means any major defects are covered under the NHBC. In respect of any minor defects, the agent should have pointed out to you that the property was "sold as seen"."
I'm peed off now – I was not told sold as seen, door was not originally stuck… and I don't get this out of defects thing – I don't think this applies as I am the first buyer of the property…??
Home Exchange AcademyA:The NHBC guarantee will start on the day of completion, the day you get the keys for the property. My parents purchased a show home which had been built for five years, but the NHBC started on the day they completed.
Just what I wanted to hear.
So I can do a snag list as the 2 year snag will still appy won't it?
Legal Forms & ContractsA:The NHBC guarantee will start on the day of completion, the day you get the keys for the property. My parents purchased a show home which had been built for five years, but the NHBC started on the day they completed.
WhereCode – Area Code Exchange City DatabaseA:SO does that mean when I complete that will be the later and therefore the guarantee will start from that date?
Thanks so much for helping
JoJo
Attack The Betting Exchanges – Betfair ManualsA:You can go direct to the NHBC. Their records will tell them whether it is still the builder's responsibility or theirs. If it is the builder's they will make arrangements to inspect the work and if they agree it requires doing they will issue the builder with a notice requiring him to carry it out within a specified time scale. It he fails they will arrange for the work to be carried out and they will recover the costs from the builder. If it is outside the two year limit they will arrange for the work to be done themselves. However, the NHBC inspector will need to satisfy himself that the work does in fact require doing and is not simply owners maintenance. You can contact the NHBC at:
NHBC Claims
NHBC House
Davy Avenue
Knowlhill
Milton Keynes MK5 8FP tel. 0870 241 4329
You will probably need to give them your guarantee reference number.
I see we were both right; on completion or sign-off by NHBC. Only difference is that it's the later of the two hence my mistake.
A:What work is it that you require the builder to do?
One thing I noticed was a door that won't close.
A question was raised by my solicitor regarding snagging = the reply from the sellers solicitors says I should arrange any minor defects direct with the site office when the property has been snagged.
Yet the builders told my EA that snagging is now out of time and any defects need to be claimed under the NHBC guarantee.
Hence my confusion…
A:What work is it that you require the builder to do?
A:I ask as on the NHBC website it says the 10 year guarantee starts from the first exchange (or completion can't remember) on the property?
Hence I am confused as I have been told by the builder that the snagging time is up and any defects are now covered by the NHBC guarantee…
[EDIT - i have read on the nhbc web site bechmark warranty cover -
Insurance certificate is issued on completion (defentition below) cover starts from that date.
Complete, Completion
"for a home sold under contract with the first owner - this means the later of:-
a) the date of legal completion or,
b) the date the nhbc agrees that the home substantially complies with the nhbc's requirements
For a home built under a building contract. or occupied by someone other than the first owner before the legal date of completion - this means the date the nhbc agrees the home substantially complies with the nhbc's requirement]
A:I suspect that the guarantee starts from the date the NHBC inspector signs the property off as acceptable. The builder is responsible for any defects after that date for the next two years. This would be any defect but not necessarily work classed as snagging as this may not be a defect in accordance with the guarantee conditions. I have know cases where the inspector has been called to a dispute and defined some work, (e.g. the odd nail popping through the plasterboard) as owners maintenance.
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