What’s Actually Covered in Your New Home Warranty?

The post What’s Actually Covered in Your New Home Warranty? appeared first on UK Construction Blog. When buying a newly constructed home in the UK, new build developers typically provide a warranty that protects against certain defects for the first two years after legal completion. However, the exact coverage can vary between house builders. This article explains what homeowners can expect their new home warranty to cover, as well as where […]

Crest Nicholson faces £15m defect remediation bill

Crest Nicholson has announced it will spend about £15m to resolve defects on new-build sites. In a trading update published yesterday (19 March), the housebuilder said that since last November it has become aware of the need to remediate faults on four sites completed before… The post Crest Nicholson faces £15m defect remediation bill appeared first on Construction News.

Building remediation: Crest Nicholson to spend £15m on newly found defects

Crest Nicholson will spend up to £15m over the next three years to remediate build defects on four of its sites completed before 2019. The post Building remediation: Crest Nicholson to spend £15m on newly found defects appeared first on Construction Management.

Crest Nicholson lowers home builds and reports defects on four sites

Despite building fewer homes, the housebuilder said sales prices were expected to remain stable in this financial year.

Crest Nicholson finds more new build defects

In a trading update for the annual shareholders meeting, housebuilder Crest Nicholson admitted to identifying more defects on their new build homes. The post Crest Nicholson finds more new build defects appeared first on Planning, Building & Construction Today.

Defects Claims in Construction Projects - by Charles Russell Speechly's

A great summary of the contractual and legal position relating to defects claims in construction projects published in Charles Russell Speechly's 'Insight' journal on 24th March 2023

CN - Five years of inaction on retentions reform is totally unacceptable, 022023

Rudi Klein gives his view on retentions and the impact it has on supply chain firms

CIPS - Contract Development & Mobilisation 02122020

In this CIPS podcast, Roger Holloway talks about the tendering and contract development of a new build construction project

Metroun - NEC3 & 4 - Disallowed Cost Explained, 26082020

If you’re working under NEC Option C, D, E, or F then you need to know about “disallowed cost”. Unlike “defined cost”, this is a cost that cannot be recovered from the employer/ client. As you can imagine, this results in an area of dispute.

Fenwick Elliott LLP - Damages for Defects, 09122021

Lucinda Robinson of Fenwick Elliott and Felicity Dynes of Atkin Chambers discuss how to build, or demolish, a claim for damages arising from defects.

Why should the Contractors Design Submisson Procedure not apply post-Practical Completion under a JCT DB 2016 contract?

Defects Management, what are the key points to consider after doing inspections of work on site?

What is the extent of my liability for defects correction?