A LAUDABLE AND MUCH NEEDED CODE THAT WILL TRANSFORM THE INDUSTRY IN ALL THE RIGHT WAYS
This year, and in all probability the next couple, will be transformative for the new homes sector. Despite all best endeavours from...
top of page
AFTER BUILD. PROFESSIONAL AFTER CARE FOR NEW HOMES
Read latest industry news articles.
Read our latest articles and
'dip into data'
Search
Editor
Jan 5, 20221 min read
13% HOUSEBUILDERS FEEL NEW CODE TOO STRICT
Following the immense amount of work carried out by the New Homes Quality Board, we were interested in seeing the summary of responses to...
17 views
Editor
Dec 20, 20211 min read
NEW HOMES QUALITY CODE PUBLISHED
The New Homes Quality Board has today published the much awaited New Homes Quality Code. Revealing little difference to the DRAFT code...
18 views
Augusta Lynch-Glenister
Dec 15, 20214 min read
NHO - DECEMBER UPDATE
Earlier this month, the industry received the first piece of news on the NHO after waiting (impatiently) for the next development. As per...
11 views
Editor
Nov 26, 20211 min read
NHO APPOINTED
The NHQB have announced their appointment of a New Homes Ombudsman following a long tender process. The Dispute Service have been...
20 views
Augusta Lynch-Glenister
Oct 28, 20212 min read
BUDGET FOR DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY?
The chancellor revealed the session’s budget on Wednesday and made some major announcements effecting the development community which...
20 views
Editor
Aug 9, 20212 min read
SNAGGING SERVICE
We have published countless articles in our news pages about snags and snagging. It is a problem that has taxed housebuilders more than...
60 views
Editor
Aug 9, 20213 min read
QUALITY ASSURANCE INSPECTION
We spoke in an earlier article (‘Snagging Service’) about the problems of sites that have become overwhelmed by unresolved snags at the...
19 views
Editor
Aug 9, 20212 min read
HOME DEMONSTRATION
Fifty years ago, there wouldn’t have been too much to tell a buyer about their new home. The most complicated piece of technology would...
11 views
Editor
Aug 7, 20214 min read
AFTER CARE
For some new housebuilders, After Care has been more of a concept than a practical reality. Lacking a universally established...
66 views
Editor
Aug 6, 20212 min read
COMPLAINTS PROCESS
The ability for a consumer to complain is important and, to date this has been a largely dysfunctional aspect of how the new home...
13 views
Editor
Aug 3, 20213 min read
DRAFT CODE
If you have already received and read our previous article ‘Appointment of the New Homes Ombudsman’ you will have a good understanding of...
11 views
Editor
Aug 3, 20213 min read
APPOINTMENT OF THE NEW HOMES OMBUDSMAN
The new homes sector was probably the largest market without an ombudsman. Most other related sectors are already well served – housing...
53 views
Editor
Nov 27, 20204 min read
SITE SERVICES BOOM!
Olivia joined After Build in October of this year. She’s a recent graduate of Durham university and has worked on a diverse range of...
51 views
Editor
Nov 27, 20202 min read
OMBUDSMAN NOVEMBER UPDATE
After Build have been closely following the progress of the commission and set up of a New Homes Ombudsman since we studied the results...
13 views
Editor
Nov 27, 20204 min read
AHEAD OF THE CURVE
We can successfully diagnose a defect in Salford Quays from Burgess Hill or Bangkok … In April 2020, statistics released by the UK’s...
12 views
Editor
Nov 27, 20204 min read
STUCK IN A HOLE?
From time to time, we meet developers when they are on their knees. They pick up the phone and call us because a couple of properties, a...
14 views
Editor
Aug 25, 20202 min read
WORKING WITH CLARUS HOMES
Clarus Homes was founded in 2006 with one aim, to provide the highest quality bespoke homes, built to an unrivalled standard of...
14 views
Editor
Jul 30, 20207 min read
DRAFT BILL
Presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government by Command of Her Majesty July 2020. The...
6 views
Editor
Jul 20, 20201 min read
OMBUDSMAN UPDATE
In the quest to establish greater control of new home quality and a better redress for the consumer, details of the new homes ombudsman...
6 views
bottom of page