Proceeding contribution from Ian Murray (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 13 December 2018. It occurred during Backbench debate on Protection for Homebuyers.
Protection for Homebuyers
I am grateful to my hon. Friend for bringing this welcome debate before the House. Bellway Homes built homes in my constituency in 1988, and there is a suspicion that the gas installation did not meet the 1988 gas regulations. Residents have been fighting Bellway since, and the matter has now come to a head: the company has put its lawyers on to the question of whether it should comply with those regulations, despite the gas safety advisors saying that the homes do not meet the regulations.
Should we be highlighting these issues more often, and saying to people who are purchasing these homes that they require a much greater level of protection, either from Government or from insurance, to make sure they are covered for not just a few years but for decades into the future?
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- 2017-19
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- Consumers Conveyancing Construction Building regulations Housing Leasehold Fire prevention Protection Owner occupation Standards
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