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Partnerships Initiatives

The following warranties and initiatives are only available when you commit to Local Authority Building Control for your project. If RBWM Building Control Consultancy are inspecting your work, the following leading products are available to you at very competitive rates.

Building Control Warranties

LABC New Home Warranty (LABC NHW), together with the LABC, can provide developers and self builders with a complete range of developer services to support build programmes from start to finish, from warranties, right through to sale with the Home Information Pack service. The synergies of providing these services under one roof allows them to pass significant cost savings on to you. Services available include:

10 Year Structural Warranties
Code for Sustainable Homes Assessments
EPC, PEA and accredited SAP Assessments
SBEM Assessments
Acoustic Testing
Air Pressure Testing
Home Information Packs

To find out more or obtain a quotation, please contact the LABC New Home Warranty Team at:

Tel: 0845 054 0505

Web: http://www.labcnhw.co.uk/

Email: enquiries@labcnhw.co.uk

House Improvements and Extensions

Master Bond Warranty

This offers an affordable insurance backed warranty for homeowners carrying out home improvements such as extensions, loft conversions or structural alterations. This scheme is in partnership with the Federation of Master Builders. It's worth bearing in mind that even the best of builders can meet problems through no fault of their own. The warranty protects against loss of deposit, two year protection against defects and faulty workmanship/ materails and a further eight year cover against structural defects. It also covers loss of deposit and if the builder employs subcontractors, their work is also covered.

Should problems arise after the work is finished, the cover protects you even if your builder has gone out of business, been declared bankrupt or died.

The scheme also offers a dispute resolution service over quality issues during construction. If the builder you originally appointed refuses, or is unable to carry out any agreed remedial work, another reputable builder will promptly be appointed to complete the contract. A total of ten years peace of mind. Cover is also automatically transferred to any future purchaser of your property - an extra selling point for vendors in today's competitive housing market.

Introduced in response to widespread consumer demand for more protection in such circumstances, Masterbond Warranty adds just 1.5 per cent to the total cost of the job ( including the cost of VAT ). On a job costing £5,000, Masterbond Warranty cover costs just £75- a small price to pay for peace of mind.

Please contact 0870 162 0947or visit www.fmb.org.uk for full details of the cover included.

Master Bond Warranty Leaflet

Our Masterbond Warranty leaflet below explains the benefits of the scheme in more detail.

Commercial and Industrial Buildings

LABC Latent Gold

LABC Latent Gold Commercial Building Defects Guarantee:

provides simple, affordable insurance against defective design, workmanship or materials in commercial buil;dings
reduces costs and risk in comparison with collateral warranties, providing timely rectification without resort to length, expensive and uncertain litigation
helps make commercial buildings 'risk proof' against latent defects which helps add value for current/future purcahsers and tenants
benefits from the unique LABC relationship with Allianz Global Risks which means that no additional surveys on buildings up to £10 million are required and reduced inspections up to £15 million

Frequently asked questions

Warranty Brochures

Please visit the LABC New Homes Warranty website (http://www.labcnhw.co.uk/) for brochures on available warranties.

Master Bond Warranty

Our Masterbond Warranty leaflet below will help to explain the benefits of the scheme in more detail.

Masterbond Warranty Guidance (pdf) 442kb