After three months under consultation by The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, yesterday it was announced that there will be a new redress scheme to help protect buyers, when purchasing new build properties. Homebuyers who are faced with inadequate building work in their new homes will be protected by a new, independent Ombudsman, Robert Jenrick our current housing secretary has confirmed. All developers will be legally required to become a member of The New Build Ombudsman, which will be independent of the industry, and even better, free to consumers of new build properties.