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Call for buyers of new homes to be given better legal rights

IT IS probably the biggest purchase in anyone’s lifetime – yet buyers of newly built homes have fewer rights than someone buying a loaf of bread.
Now the Scottish Consumer Council (SCC) is calling on the government to include new-build houses in the Sale of Goods Act in order to give more protection to purchasers amid [...]

Consumer council attacks new-build property rights

People have more rights when they buy a kettle than they do when they buy a new-build home, a consumer group claimed today.
Many people buying new homes face delays in moving in, while others are left with problems such as faulty wiring, poorly fitted doors and leaking windows, the National Consumer Council (NCC) said.
The average [...]

Lack of protection highlighted for Scots buying new built houses

This situation is criticised today by the Scottish Consumer Council in a report
which outlines a series of changes designed to give greater protection to
Scots who buy new houses.
Newly built houses are not covered by the Sale of Goods Act 1979 which
applies to most purchases made by consumers.
The Act states that goods
must be of satisfactory quality [...]