The Government has committed to legislating so that
developers of market tenure homes must belong to a New Homes Ombudsman, and is
currently consulting on the details of how such an Ombudsman would work. This
proposal is a response to the perceived failure of industry-led schemes to
protect the interests of homebuyers and would apply to new home purchased
directly from developers. It is not currently intended to cover existing homes,
new affordable homes or those purchased through agents. It is relevant to
housing associations developing market homes for cross-subsidy, however. Read
more on the NHF website.
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Tom Allan
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