NHBC

NHBC is the United Kingdom's leading independent provider of warranty and insurance for new-build homes. Founded in 1936, the organisation works with house builders and developers to raise house building standards and to protect homeowners, and its policies are trusted by homeowners, builders and major lenders. Its Buildmark range covers an estimated 70-80% of new homes built in the UK each year.

Buildmark provides comprehensive warranty and insurance cover for new homes registered with the company, offered to house builders and developers as a single range of policies. Underwriting this business sits alongside a quality assurance function: inspection services are carried out at building sites for registered new homes, providing documented oversight of construction standards across the build process.

The company's technical work spans three areas - new-build warranty and insurance underwriting, construction site inspections and quality assurance, and house building training and quality services. Training and quality services are provided directly to house builders and developers to raise standards across the industry.

NHBC operates solely in the United Kingdom and has been active for nearly 90 years. Its stated purpose is raising standards in house building and protecting home buyers, and it positions itself as a champion of high-quality homes within the house building, construction, warranty and insurance, and mortgage lending sectors.