NHBC Builder Registration

Complete your application form and return it to us with a Site Notification and Initial Notice (SNIN) form. Please submit this form as soon as the site details are known, at the very least 28 days before work starts.

Builders

NHBC registered builders are able to build homes with the benefit of our Buildmark cover* directly for sale to home purchasers or on behalf of our registered developers and housing associations.

Developers

NHBC registered developers can offer homes directly for sale to home purchasers with the benefit of our Buildmark cover* but must employ an NHBC registered builder to construct the homes.

* A registered builder or developer is entitled to apply to register a home for Buildmark cover.

We will acknowledge receipt of your application and advise how to access the NHBC Standards online. We will also give you details of your Building Inspector.

If this is your first site then we will notify you of the name of your Building Inspector for that site. You must contact them to make arrangements for them to carry out the initial inspection.

All inspections will be carried out on a without prejudice basis until it is confirmed that you are registered and have paid the Buildmark fees for the individual plots.

Next we will complete a commercial assessment, and if you have applied to be registered as a builder we will also undertake a technical assessment.

The commercial assessments

If you are registering as a builder, at this time we will advise if we require a form of security.

Adverse information may affect your application.

After successful completion of the assessment process, we will make a formal offer of NHBC registration to you.

Each offer of registration will contain the following conditions that form the basis of our future working relationship:

• an agreement to adhere to the NHBC Rules
• an agreement to register any homes being inspected by NHBC for warranty without delay
• an agreement on the number of homes you propose to register for warranty in the short to medium term future
• confirmation of the Premium Rating relevant to your application
• a request for security, if applicable, which NHBC may call on if you are unable to meet your liabilities under Buildmark. (Please refer to the appropriate Buildmark policy for further information)

The security we require would be requested as a result of the commercial assessment, and please note that additional conditions could be required.

You formally sign and return the conditions of registration to us.

Once we have received this, we aim to place you on the NHBC Register within 24 hours at which point you will be able to proceed with registering your homes for Buildmark cover.

Upon receipt of your conditions of registration we send you your Registration Certificate and your NHBC publicity material.

You can now register your plots for NHBC Buildmark and can use NHBC for Building Control services, as well as advertise yourself as being NHBC registered.

During the course of your application for registration, we will send you a Product Plot Schedule form. This form lists which plots on your site you would like to register for Buildmark cover. You will need to complete and return it to us to generate your quotation.

We cannot issue a quotation unless the builder (and developer if applicable) involved on a site are NHBC registered.

Once you accept the quotation and pay the Buildmark fee, we will send you an activation code for each plot. You can use this to access your Buildmark documentation online. Please be aware that every plot registered will have individual warranty fees.

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