Buyers’ rights of new homes strengthen with industry code

Buyers' rights of new homes strengthen with industry code

Developers who fail to resolve snagging problems on new homes could see themselves struck off the New Homes Quality Board, NHQB, register.   The board has released a new housebuilders code banning high-pressure selling, requiring an after-sale ‘cooling off' period and protecting the buyer for up to two years after purchase.   MP and

Domus Ventilation Launches Non-Combustible Solis Air Brick™

Domus Ventilation Launches Non-Combustible Solis Air Brick™

Domus Ventilation, part of the Polypipe group, has launched the new Solis Air Brick™ range of low resistance, non-combustible metal air bricks that are fully compliant with the revised Building Regulations Fire Safety Approved Document B.   Changes to the Building Regulations, which came into force in November 2020, requires “Ductwork

New homes must show 30 per cent cut in carbon emissions

New homes must show 30 per cent cut in carbon emissions

All new buildings must reduce their greenhouse gases by nearly a third under new building regulations which will come into force in June 2022.   Under the rules, carbon emissions from new build homes must be 30 per cent lower than current standards and other new buildings such as offices and shops

Kingspan Provides Tapered Roof Solution At Innovative Cambridge Offices

Kingspan Provides Tapered Roof Solution At Innovative Cambridge Offices

Situated at the heart of the prestigious North Cambridge Research and Design Cluster, the Maurice Wilkes Building offers five floors of Grade ‘A’ office space topped with Kingspan Thermataper TT47.   The stylish building, named after the pioneering computer scientist, has been developed by St John’s College and Turnstone Estates in