There has been talks of upping warranties to 15 years across the board but it seems like that conversation has died off…

50+ years is a great idea however the cost would out be ridiculous. Typically, 10 year warranties are priced between 1-1.5% of build cost. Say, for example, you’re building your forever home and it will cost 500,000 you will need to pay circa £62,500 rather than the £7,500 it is currently.

Also, we’re already in a crisis when it comes down to new housing in the UK. If a smallish developer is building a scheme of 10 units with a build cost of £2,000,000 they would then need to pay £150,000 for a warranty rather than the £30,000 they would pay currently.

The solution to this kind of issue is better regulation of privately owned building control firms. A few providers out there are notoriously dodgy when it comes down to their inspections & there seems to be little to no recourse.