News Government commits to mandatory consumer code for housebuilders The government has accepted the CMA’s recommendations for a single mandatory consumer code for housebuilders and a New Homes Ombudsman Scheme to strengthen homeowners’ protections.
News Quality code for new homes published A quality code for the construction of new homes has been published in a bid to drive up quality and strengthen protection for customers in the residential market.
News New Homes Ombudsman named The Dispute Service has been selected to provide the New Homes Ombudsman service and has named Alison MacDougall as the ombudsman designate.
News Draft housebuilders’ code of practice published The New Homes Quality Board (NHQB) has published a new code of practice for housebuilders.
Construction clients are not happy about contractor workmanship. Find out more in the 2026 Construction Management and CIOB client survey.