Raising Standards. Protecting Homeowners.

The UK's leading independent new home warranty and insurance provider.

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Homeowners

Your cover, how to make a claim, duplicate documents, check our builder register

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House builders and developers

Registration, warranty, building control, standards, quality, MMC, training

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Housing associations

Risk management and asset protection for affordable rent and shared ownership homes

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Build to Rent

Flexible structural defects warranty and insurance for Build to Rent

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Building confidence in new home construction quality

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Warranty and insurance

See the schemes we cover and what's included

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Technical guidance

NHBC Standards, building regulations and support

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Quality services

Consultancy, analysis and training on build quality

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Protection for homeowners

Buildmark is your new home warranty and insurance policy. Cover starts from exchange of contracts and includes protection for your deposit, a builder warranty backed by NHBC guarantee and resolution service, and insurance against major defects.

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Our work in numbers

70%+
of new homes built in the UK covered by Buildmark
1.4m+
new homes currently protected by Buildmark
1m+
inspections of new homes under construction each year

Latest NHBC News

Articles

In conversation with house builders: the skills gap

As part of the 2024 NHBC Pride in the Job Regional Awards in London, the house-building industry gathered to celebrate site managers who exemplify excellence in house building. During the celebrations we took the opportunity to discuss an issue critical to the future of the sector: the growing skills gap in construction.

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Industry news

NHBC invests £100M in Multi-Skills Training Hubs to tackle UK house-building skills shortage

The National House Building Council (NHBC) is supercharging the UK house-building industry with the launch of 12 new multi-skills training hubs, backed by its £100 million investment.

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Statistics

UK house builders with 40% increase in new home registrations in Q3 reports NHBC

Figures released today by the National House Building Council (NHBC), the UK’s largest provider of new home warranties and insurance, show 28,724 new homes were registered to be built in Q3 2024, up 40% on Q3 2023 (20,449) and running level with Q2 2024 (29,093).

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Industry news

North East mayor shares vision to bridge skills gap

Top 10 housebuilder, Keepmoat and new home warranty and insurance provider NHBC, (National House Building Council) has welcomed the Mayor of the North East, Kim McGuinness, to tour the NHBC Training Hub at ‘The Rise’ in Newcastle.

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Climate change – we are taking action

We are committed to supporting the Government’s ambition to achieve net zero carbon by 2050. With a proven track record of supporting house builders and developers on sustainability and environmental matters, we are ready to help the industry make the requirements of the Future Homes Standard technically and commercially viable. We are also working to deliver positive and lasting change within our own operations.

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Our numbers annually

19,000
Training days delivered to industry professionals
4,000
Building Control residential and commercial projects
450
Site Managers recognised by Pride in the Job Award

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