National House Building Council

National House Building Council (NHBC)
IndustryHouse building, Insurance and warranty, Training, Research
Founded1936
HeadquartersMilton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England
Key people
Alan Rubenstein (Chairman), Paul Turner (Chief Executive Officer), David Campbell (Chief Operating Officer)
Directors: Elizabeth Austerberry (Senior Independent Director of the Board), Paul Bishop (Senior Independent Director of the Board), Alison Burns (Non-executive Director of the Board), Tesula Mohindra (Non-executive Director of the Board), Dr Teresa Robson-Capps (Non-executive Director of the Board), Tim Beale (Non-executive Director of the Board), Dame Bernadette Kelly (Non-executive Director of the Board)
RevenueGross revenue £250M GBP (2024/25)
Number of employees
1,300+ staff; 600 based in Milton Keynes and London and 750 field and home-based employees across the UK
Websitewww.nhbc.co.uk

The National House Building Council (NHBC), established in 1936, is the UK's largest provider of new home warranties. NHBC is also the UK's largest single Approved Inspector for Building Regulations. Other activities include the provision of services linked to house building and general construction; health and safety, sustainability and training. It also provides industry statistics and benchmarking services.

The NHBC is a non-profit distributing company, so reinvests 'profit' in its activities to improve the quality of new homes to protect the interests of homeowners.

NHBC is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA).