Q:I am in the process of buying a house built in 2001. I understand that all new housing built today come with a 10 year NHBC warranty. Will the house I am buying be covered by this? Or is it only in the last few years this has come into practice?
But the solicitor will pick up on everything.
And yes, NHBC is pretty useless … or there'd never be those programmes on TV about "New Build Houses From Hell"
Just read your survey and see what's what. But remember, it is the surveyor's job to put the fear of god into you in his report. So don't panic when he lists things … the things might be no problem at all.
Unfortunately, that is ALL the NHBC warranty covers after the first 1-2 years. Severe structural faults.
However … an NHBC warranty doesn't cover "everything" – is there something particular you're worried about?
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