Question follow-through · 61134

Property Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to commence the provisions in the Building Safety Act 2022 on the (a) New Homes Ombudsman service and (b) single code of practice for developers.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
19 Jun 2025
Target answer date
23 Jun 2025
Answer
26 Jun 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 19 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to commence the provisions in the Building Safety Act 2022 on the (a) New Homes Ombudsman service and (b) single code of practice for developers.

  2. 23 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 26 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    The government believes that existing redress mechanisms for those buying a new home are inadequate. We are therefore working with the devolved administrations to implement the statutory UK-wide New Homes Ombudsman (NHO) scheme and an accompanying Code to...

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