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Advice on buying a brand new home => General discussion => Topic started by: Repton buyer on April 06, 2019, 09:33:48 am

Title: BBC report on New Home complaints increasing
Post by: Repton buyer on April 06, 2019, 09:33:48 am

 New Homes Complaints Increasing  (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47826166)and more serious too!

"Hopefully the New Home Ombudsmen will help"..... Are they available yet?

Title: Re: BBC report on New Home complaints increasing
Post by: New Home Expert on April 08, 2019, 06:41:53 am

No the New Homes Ombudsman is not up and running yet.
It was  announced by James Brokenshire on 1st October 2018 (http://www.new-home-blog.co.uk/statutory-new-homes-ombudsman-to-be-appointed/) over six months ago and as of now, no progress has been made.

Brokenshire even mooted that it could be in "shadow form" initially when  speaking at the HBF annual conference recently!  (https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/home-builders-federation-policy-conference-2019)