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Where a National Home Building Council (NHBC) warranty obligates the NHBC to either reimburse the cost of putting right defects or arrange (at its expense) for the necessary work to be carried out, is it possible for a covered party to choose the option it prefers?

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Produced in partnership with Chris Bryden of 4 King’s Bench Walk
Published on: 21 October 2019
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The National Home Building Council (nhbc) offers insurance and warranty products under the name Buildmark. This includes a two year builder warranty period and an eight year cover for damage to certain parts of the home caused by a failure to build to the NHBC Technical requirements. The scheme is both a policy of insurance and a warranty by the builder to carry out certain works. The primary obligation is on the builder to remedy the defects within a reasonable period of time. NHBC provides a guarantee of those obligations

Chris Bryden
Chris Bryden

Chris was called to the Bar in 2003 and since that time has built a busy practice across a range of areas, with an emphasis on Chancery practice. He enjoys a well-deserved reputation for his knowledge and expertise in each area. He appears regularly in the County Court, Family Court and the High Court as well as various specialist Tribunals, and has been involved in cases up to and including the Supreme Court. He regularly is instructed at Appellate level. He has extensive and wide-ranging experience particularly in the areas of wills, probate and inheritance disputes; property including adverse possession, boundary disputes and issues arising out of trusts of land; company and commercial work and financial remedies. Chris is head of the Family Group and head of the Property Team at 4KBW.

Chris is the author of numerous articles in publications such as the New Law Journal, Counsel and Family Law, amongst many other titles, and is the co-author of Social Media in the Workplace: A Handbook (2015, Jordan Publishing).

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NHBC definition
What does NHBC mean?

National House Building Council. Responsible for the Buildmark Scheme which provides insurance in respect of defects in the construction or refurbishment of residential property.

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