The National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) is a regulatory body of the home building industry. It was established in 1998 in accordance with the provisions of the Housing Consumers Protection Measures Act, 1998 (Act No. 95 of 1998).
Our mandate is to protect the interests of housing consumers and to ensure that builders comply with the prescribed building industry standards as contained in the Home Building Manual.
Our goal is to assist and protect housing consumers from any unscrupulous home builders who;
No matter the size or value of your home building project the NHBRC is here to assist and protect you. As a valued customer, we urge you to ensure that your builder is registered and certified by the NHBRC.
To be the Champion of the Housing Consumers.
To Protect the Housing Consumers and to Regulate the Homebuilding Industry.
1. Excellence and Integrity
2. Commitment and accessibility
3. Transparency and accountability
The NHBRC is governed by the Housing Consumers Protection
Measures Act, 1998 (Act No.95 of 1998). The Act states that the
NHBRC’s role is to:
(a) Represent the interests of housing consumers by providing
warranty protection against defects in new homes;
(b)
Regulate the home building industry;
(c) Provide protection
to housing consumers in respect of the failure of home builders
to comply with their obligations in terms of this Act;
(d)
Establish and to promote ethical and technical standards in the
home building industry;
(e) Improve structural quality in
the interests of housing consumers and the home building
industry;
(f) Promote housing consumer rights and to provide
housing consumer information;
(g) Communicate with and to
assist home builders to register in terms of this Act;
(h)
Assist home builders, through training and inspection, to
achieve and to maintain satisfactory technical standards of home
building.