Buying a New Home
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If you are buying a newly built home or one that has been built in the last ten years the property will be covered by one of the following schemes:- National House Building Council Buildmark Scheme (NHBC), Premier Guarantee, Zurich Municipal Guarantee or an equivalent warranty provider.
Below are some useful articles on Buying a New Home…
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Due to modern building regulations new properties have an advantage over older properties, because they will meet with minimum energy efficiency standards i.e. up to date heating systems, double glazing and loft insulation, which all help minimize heat loss and therefore make new homes cheaper to run.
Snagging - Why Go Pro when you can DIY
With over 160,000 new homes due to be completed in 2006 and the apparent complacency of the major house builders with regard to the standard of their new homes, it is now becoming essential to seek independent professional help to assess the completeness and standard of your new home.
Snagging the Snaggers: How to choose which home Inspection Company to use.
For those who have bought a new home or for those who are buying a new home the fact that it is covered by an NHBC warranty is supposed to be a source of re-assurance that the property meets minimum standards. And that if anything does go wrong they have somewhere to go.
