National House Building Council (NHBC)

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NHBC is an expert and independent authority on the housing industry.

NHBC has 70 years of experience in the housing industry and is the world's oldest and most established standard setting body and provider of home warranty and insurance products.

Our purpose is to raise house-building standards for homebuyers, provide protection for the consumer and support the industry through providing essential services and investing in research and innovation.

Browse our site to find out more about the National House Building Council (NHBC) and what we do.

 About NHBC 

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    NHBC, (the National House-Building Council), is the standard setting body and leading warranty and insurance provider for new and newly converted homes in the UK. More than 80% of new homes built in the UK each year are registered with NHBC and benefit from our 10-year warranty and insurance policy called 'Buildmark'. Around 1.7 million homeowners are currently covered by Buildmark policies, and over the past 40 years, NHBC has protected more than 30% of existing homes in the UK. More ...

 NHBC reports 

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    NHBC produce a range of information and documents, most of which are free for you to download from our website. You can view a series of NHBC reports here. More ...

Latest Press Releases

NHBC responds to Draft Legislative Programme

NHBC, the UK's leading standard setting and home warranty provider for new homes, welcomes the proposals in the draft Queen's Speech to establish a fund to help social tenants rent or first time buyers purchase newly built homes.

NHBC launches callcutt task group on customer satisfaction

NHBC, the UK’s leading standard-raising and consumer protection body for new homes, has joined forces with John Callcutt to launch a new initiative aimed at supporting the house building industry in its quest to make further improvements in the standards of finishing and customer service it offers to new home buyers.

NHBC response to Chancellor's Budget speech

NHBC, the leading authority and expert on new home construction in the UK has today welcomed the commitment by the Chancellor, Alistair Darling, to target all new construction in the drive to reduce the UK's carbon emissions.

NHBC Response to Appointment of New Housing Minister

NHBC, the UK's leading consumer protection body for new home construction, today welcomed the appointment of Caroline Flint MP as Housing Minister, with a continued seat at Cabinet, underlining the Government’s commitment to keeping housing on the political agenda.