{"id":170324,"date":"2026-01-27T07:48:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T00:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/home-owners-could-be-left-exposed-as-govt-gives-itself-an-out-on-requiring-new-build-warranties\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T11:36:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T04:36:53","slug":"home-owners-could-be-left-exposed-as-govt-gives-itself-an-out-on-requiring-new-build-warranties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/home-owners-could-be-left-exposed-as-govt-gives-itself-an-out-on-requiring-new-build-warranties\/","title":{"rendered":"Home owners could be left exposed as Govt gives itself an out on requiring new-build warranties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nCabinet quietly agreed it can suspend mandatory warranties for up to four years.&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : nzherald.co.nz\/Property&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/business\/companies\/construction\/home-owners-could-be-left-exposed-as-govt-gives-itself-an-out-on-requiring-new-build-warranties\/premium\/DOV6PJFOGZAXXPPQS5WZBWF3IY\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Home owners could be left exposed as Govt gives itself an out on requiring new-build warranties<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Cabinet quietly agreed it can suspend mandatory warranties for up to four years.&#013; &#013; Source&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-170324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-Ija","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":165877,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/leaky-home-lawyers-fear-mandatory-warranties-on-new-builds-wont-be-enough-to-protect-home-owners-and-will-leave-apartment-owners-exposed\/","url_meta":{"origin":170324,"position":0},"title":"Leaky home lawyers fear mandatory warranties on new builds won\u2019t be enough to protect home owners, and will leave apartment owners exposed","date":"November 26, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Apartment owners to be particularly exposed under proposed law change.\r \r Source : nzherald.co.nz\/Property\r Read more...Leaky home lawyers fear mandatory warranties on new builds won\u2019t be enough to protect home owners, and will leave apartment owners exposed","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":165591,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/warranties-and-professional-indemnity-insurance-to-become-compulsory-to-prevent-home-owners-from-being-left-out-of-pocket-under-new-building-regime\/","url_meta":{"origin":170324,"position":1},"title":"Warranties and professional indemnity insurance to become compulsory to prevent home owners from being left out of pocket under new building regime","date":"November 24, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"\r The Government outlines how home owners will be protected under a Building Act overhaul.\r \r Source : nzherald.co.nz\/Property\r Read more...Warranties and professional indemnity insurance to become compulsory to prevent home owners from being left out of pocket under new building regime","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":81734,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/over-10000-new-home-warranties-at-risk\/","url_meta":{"origin":170324,"position":2},"title":"Over 10,000 new home warranties at risk","date":"March 3, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"\r More than 10,000 new home warranties may be virtually worthless as a result of CBL Insurance being placed into interim liquidation.CBL Insurance, which is a subsidiary of NZX-listed CBL Corporation, was put in the hands of McGrathNicol...\r \r Source : nzherald.co.nz\/Property\r Read more...Over 10,000 new home warranties at risk","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":172102,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/g-j-gardner-homes-grant-porteous-backs-government-changes-for-warranties-insurance-on-new-homess\/","url_meta":{"origin":170324,"position":3},"title":"G.J. 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