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Housing: Construction

Asked by Mike AmesburyIndependentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 28 November 2024UIN 15810

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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of consumer protections for new build flats and houses.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

The Government believes the mechanisms of redress for those buying new homes are inadequate. We are therefore working with the devolved governments to implement the statutory UK-wide New Homes Ombudsman (NHO) to investigate and resolve complaints, and will bring forward secondary legislation in due course.

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