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NHBC provides a Warranty for over 80% of the new homes built each year, with 1.7million current policies.
A total of 102,000 new homes sold on the open market in the UK were warranted by the NHBC. (85,000 in 2009)
The NHBC had a revenue surplus of £57million in 2010 ( £25million in 2009)
The NHBC has reserves totalling over £310.5million.
The NHBC carried out over 476,693 inspections on new homes in 2009/10.
As an Approved Inspector, The NHBC Building Control Services carried out building control on more than 57,956 new homes.
Claims under the Buildmark Warranty:
The NHBC say 67% of claims were found in the home owner's favour in 2010.
Last year the NHBC processed a total of 5195 claims against house builders.
The NHBC paid out a total of £72 million in claims to remediate defects found by new home owners in 2010.
This was £59 million iin 2009 and just £37 million in 2005.