2-Year Developer

Warranty

Below you will find a guide to what is covered by the 2-year developer warranty and what circumstances may affect it. Check out our guide for more information and how to stay covered. 

What is covered by my warranty?

1. Central heating – your boiler, cylinder and central heating are covered.
Unless:

  • Your boiler is not serviced annually by a Gas Safe registered engineer.
  • Lack of care and maintenance resulting in damage.

 

2. Immersion heater – your immersion heater is fully covered
Unless:

  • Problems are a result of poor maintenance.
  • Not serviced annually with your cylinder.

 

3. Electric Fire – if fitted.

 

4. Gas Fire – this may not be fitted, or available as an optional extra
Not covered when:

  • Not serviced annually by a Gas Safe registered engineer.

 

5. Drainage – any part of the drainage system serving your home and for which you are responsible is
covered.
Not covered when:

  • Your drainage suffers blockages not caused by a defect in the system.

 

6. Plumbing – your plumbing and pipes are covered.
Not covered when:

  • Issues are the result of poor maintenance or blockages caused by inappropriate items being placed
    down plugholes or toilets.

 

7. Seals – seals such as mastic are covered.
Not covered when:

  • Damage is caused by a lack of maintenance.

 

8. Electrical – your fixed electrics, such as wiring, sockets and switches are covered.
Not covered when:

  • Damage is not reported within 72 hours of legal completion.
  • Bulbs and fuses are not covered.

 

9. Smoke alarms – fully covered.
Not covered when:

  • There’s been a failure to carry out proper maintenance and servicing.

 

10. Air conditioning – fully covered.
Not covered when:

  • There’s been a failure to carry out proper maintenance and servicing

 

11. Kitchen units and appliances – your oven, hob, hood, waste disposal (when supplied by us), water-
softening devices and white goods are covered.
Not covered when:

  • Damage is not reported within 72 of your legal completion.

 

12. Bathroom – your toilet, sinks, taps, shower heads and shower door are covered.
Not covered when:

  • Damages are not reported within 72 hours of your legal completion.
  • The defect is covered by the warranty.

 

13. Wardrobes and other furniture – cosmetic damage to furniture is covered.
Not covered when:

  • Any damage to furniture is not reported within 72 hours of legal completion.
  • Anything that would be considered wear or tear or damage due to lack of care.

 

14. Decoration and tiling
Not covered when:

  • Damage isn’t reported within 72 hours of legal completion.

 

15. Doors and windows – internal and external doors and windows are covered.
Not covered when:

  • You fail to report damage to glass or doors in your home within 72 hours of legal completion.

 

16. Driveways and pathways – the hard outside surfaces that are part of your home are covered.
Not covered when:

  • Your driveway and other paved areas are damaged by lack of maintenance or by weather damage.
  • Tarmac drives are scuffed by wheel turns on a stationary vehicle.

 

17. Insulation – this is fully covered.
Not covered when:

  • The insulation has been removed or tampered with.

 

18. Guttering – leaking gutters are covered.
Not covered when:

  • Gutters leak because of a lack of care and maintenance.
  • It is a result of storm damage or seasonal changes.

 

19. Landscaping – any landscaping we’ve installed is covered.
Not covered when:

  • Damage is caused by lack of maintenance.
  • Damage is caused by the weather or seasonal changes.
  • There are issues with standing water more than three metres from your home.

 

20. Garages, outbuildings and walls – any external structures we built before you purchased your home are
covered.
Not covered when:

  • Damage is caused by lack of maintenance or the weather.
  • Water has made its way through structures with a single layer of brick or masonry and damaged any
    items inside.

 

21. Solar panels
Not covered when:

  • There has not been an annual service.
  • Damage is caused by a lack of maintenance.
  • Damage is a result of weather conditions or seasonal changes.

 

22. Ironmongery – doorknobs, handles etc. are covered.
Not covered when:

  • Damage is caused by poor maintenance, wilful damage or wear and tear.

 

23. Outside taps
Not covered when:

  • Damage is caused by poor maintenance.
  • Damage is caused by weather conditions or seasonal changes.

What is not covered under your warranty?

  • Gates, fences, curtains, blinds and soft furnishings.
  • Anything damaged or defective because of wear and tear, poor maintenance or abuse.
  • Normal shrinkage.
  • Any alterations to your property after you bought it.

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Gwent Properties

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Ebbw Vale

NP23 6HX

Tel: 01495 654 021

Email: office@gwentproperties.co.uk

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