Better protection when buying a homeAn epetition has been set up to try and get better protection for home buyers.
It needs at least 100,000 signatures to force a debate in parliament.
Closes on 24/01/2013 Please go to
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/28174 and
SIGN THIS NOWLeon Cowan's petition:-
"Give back power to local authority with regards to building control etc, stop NHBC etc getting away with doing nothing to help homeowners when things go wrong, they were set up to support the homeowner against shoddy workmanship but are now an insurance company that only have the interest of the builder leaving the homeowner with nothing but a guarantee that isn't worth the paper it is written on. Apprently there is an agreement between the local authority and nhbc etc that when nhbc etc are responsible for building control etc they don't step on each each others toes, surely if there is a problem the local authority should be able to assist the homeowner." Responsible department: Department for Communities and Local Government