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1. In this Schedule—
“annual increment” means a compound increase occurring each 12 months after the commencement date, the increase being based on the lower of—
the rate of inflation in re-building residential premises; or
a rate of 10%;
“common parts” means such common parts—
as relate to the property;
as are shared with other premises; and
as are built or converted by the developer together with the property;
“commencement date” means the day the new homes warranty commences;
“continuous structures” means premises that share common foundations;
“damage” includes water ingress;
“financial compensation” relates to the actual costs incurred in the carrying out of remedial work to the property by a person other than a warranty provider;
“policy-holder” means—
the owner of the property for the time being; and
the party to the new homes warranty for the time being (not being a warranty provider);
“structural features” means—
foundations;
walls bearing normal residential loads;
non load-bearing partition walls;
wet-applied wall plaster;
external render and vertical tile hanging;
load-bearing parts of roof;
tile and slate coverings to pitched roofs;
ceilings;
load-bearing parts of floors;
staircases and internal floor decking and other floor screeds intended to support normal residential loads;
retaining walls necessary for structural stability of the property;
double or triple glazed panes to external windows and doors;
under-ground drainage that the policy-holder is responsible for maintaining; and
chimneys and flues;
“warranty period” means the period of time during which the new homes warranty exists; and
“warranty provider” is any person who does one or more of the following—
offers the new homes warranty to an owner or potential owner of the property;
effects the contract of insurance which is the subject of the new homes warranty;
carries out such a contract;
deals with such a contract as an agent;
makes arrangements for another person (whether as principal or agent) to buy, sell, subscribe for or underwrite such a contract;
makes arrangements with a view to a person who participates in such arrangements buying, selling, subscribing for or underwriting such a contract (whether as principal or agent);
assists in the administration and performance of such a contract;
advises a person (in that person’s capacity as a policy-holder or potential policy-holder) on the merits of such a contract; or
agrees to carry out any of the activities specified in sub-paragraphs (a) to (h), and
where there is more than one warranty provider in relation to a particular new homes warranty, “warranty provider” refers to any of those persons.
2.—(1) A new homes warranty complies with this Schedule if it—
(a)is made under the arrangements described in Part 2; and
(b)contains, as a minimum, the terms described in Part 3, although the term described in paragraph 10 must only be included where the new homes warranty makes provision for a developer’s obligations to the policy-holder.
(2) Any warranty dealing with any defects in the design, building, or completion of the property, which contains—
(a)terms additional to those described in Part 3 of this Schedule (without excluding or limiting them); or
(b)terms more favourable to the policy-holder than those described in Part 3,
may be regarded as complying with this Schedule.
(3) A new homes warranty may be regarded as complying with this Schedule if it contains—
(a)any of the limits described in Part 4; or
(b)any limits of a type described in that Part, but which are more favourable to the policy-holder.
(4) Any new homes warranty which contains terms less favourable to the policy-holder than those described in Part 4 does not comply with this Schedule.
(5) The undertakings described in Part 3 of this Schedule must be made in the new homes warranty by a warranty provider.
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