Building Standards
The Building Standards indemnity policy provides cover for the mortgage lender when there is a lack of evidence that a valid NHBC certificate, or similar warranty, or architect’s certificate was given on completion of a newly-built house or flat over which the mortgage lender intends to take a mortgage.
The property should have been occupied for at least 2 years prior to the date on which cover commences by a buyer who bought the property in good faith from a seller to whom the buyer is neither related nor otherwise connected.
The policy does not cover the buyer or owner of the property.
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Key Features and Benefits
If a mortgagee in possession is unable to recover its mortgage advance as a direct result of the lack of a valid NHBC certificate or similar warranty, the policy provides cover for the mortgage lender for the following, up to your selected limit of indemnity (not exceeding £2.5 million*):
- the amount by which the mortgage advance secured against the property exceeds the market value of the property
- any other costs and expenses with our consent.
The policy automatically covers the mortgage lenders of subsequent owners of the property, and remains in force from the day you issue it without any limit in time.
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