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<p>My Department sets the standards that developers are required to follow including
through planning requirements and building regulations. Local planning authorities
and building control bodies hold enforcement powers. Developers are required to ensure
that new houses are built correctly and to comply with building regulations. Building
inspectors check to ensure that these requirements are met on new homes. The Department
may also restrict access to Government support or funding such as Help to Buy, which
has recently been used to exclude Rydon Homes where there are concerns about unacceptable
business practices.</p><p>The Building Safety Bill, currently before Parliament, includes
provisions to strengthen the building safety regime including through the Building
Safety Regulator, which will have oversight of the whole of the built environment
and the New Homes Ombudsman scheme. Developers will be required to become members
of the Ombudsman scheme, which will investigate and determine complaints from new
build homebuyers against their developers.</p>
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