Guidance

Structural warranty services undertakings

These undertakings govern some of the content of the National House Building Council’s rules of membership.

• From: Competition and Markets Authority
• Published: 7 December 1995

This publication was withdrawn on 16 August 2019

In 2017 the CMA reviewed undertakings given by the National House Building Council (NHBC) in 1995. On 5 December 2017 the CMA accepted new undertakings from NHBC.

The case review page and new undertakings are available to read.

Documents

Structural warranty services

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Details

These undertakings were given under the monopoly provisions of the Fair Trading Act 1973.They require the National House Building Council (NHBC) not to amend some of its rules of membership without the CMA’s consent. Consent is needed where the amendment leads to non- or lesser compliance with the recommendations set out in paragraphs 8.90 to 8.102 of the Monopolies and Mergers Commission’s 1990 report on the supply of structural warranty services in relation to new homes.

Published 7 December 1995