Paragraph 12 Additional defects cover for property – first two years

(1)

This paragraph applies to such of the following as exist at the property and common parts—

(a)

electrical wiring and connections;

(b)

equipment and fixtures for the collection and distribution of gas, water, heating and ventilation;

(c)

drains;

(d)

other mechanical and electrical apparatus that are intended to be lasting—

(i)

including boilers; and

(ii)

excluding lifts;

(e)

wall partitions;

(f)

internal windows;

(g)

plaster applied to walls and ceilings;

(h)

tiling to walls, floors or ceilings;

(i)

other floor coverings that are intended to be lasting;

(j)

internal and external doors;

(k)

finishes to surfaces; and

(l)

fixtures.

(2)

Under the new homes warranty, a warranty provider must undertake that it or the developer will put right, arrange to put right or provide financial compensation—

(a)

for any—

(i)

defect in any of the items described in sub-paragraph (1); and

(ii)

damage to the property caused by such a defect; and

(b)

where such a defect is apparent or such damage occurs during the first two years of the warranty period.

(3)

The carrying out of the obligations described in sub-paragraph (2) may be shared between a warranty provider and the developer.