{"id":4204,"date":"2019-03-21T08:26:28","date_gmt":"2019-03-21T08:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/?p=4204"},"modified":"2019-03-21T08:26:28","modified_gmt":"2019-03-21T08:26:28","slug":"persimmon-launches-retention-scheme-for-home-buyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/persimmon-launches-retention-scheme-for-home-buyers\/","title":{"rendered":"Persimmon launches retention scheme for home buyers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Persimmon is launching a &#8216;retention&#8217; scheme for home buyers to protect them from construction problems.<\/p>\n<p>The scheme will see 1.5% of a home&#8217;s value withheld by the buyer&#8217;s solicitor until any build faults are resolved.<\/p>\n<p>The average amount withheld based on current selling prices will be around \u00a33,600 per home.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"93789\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.constructionline.co.uk%2Fevents%2F\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Constructionline-MTB-GIF.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Persimmon lawyers are now drawing-up details of the new standard contract which is expected to be in place by the end of June.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap\"><span class=\"v\">Dave Jenkinson, Chief Executive Officer of Persimmon, said: &#8220;Persimmon is listening hard to all of its stakeholders and we hear the message that we need to continue to raise our game in customer care.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ap\"><span class=\"v\">&#8220;We are now accelerating the pace of change through the introduction of a contracted retention which will give home buyers far greater satisfaction at the completion of the purchase.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"209475\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.faset.org.uk%2Fmembers%2Ffaset-member-list%2F%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CE_FASET-MPU_FEB19.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"ap\">&#8220;Moving into a new home should be a positive experience enhanced by all the benefits of a new build that is designed for modern living.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap\">&#8220;We are determined that the experience is not overshadowed by teething problems and providing a homebuyer&#8217;s retention is an important step towards achieving this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"94603\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Finfo.viewpoint.com%2FEMEAQ12019ConstructionEnquirerMPU.html%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Strife-Twitter-Bans-300x250.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"93789\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.constructionline.co.uk%2Fevents%2F\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Constructionline-MTB-GIF.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>from Construction Enquirer https:\/\/ift.tt\/2Tl6JEy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Persimmon is launching a &#8216;retention&#8217; scheme for home buyers to protect them from construction problems. The scheme will see 1.5% of a home&#8217;s value withheld by the buyer&#8217;s solicitor until any build faults are resolved. The average amount withheld based on current selling prices will be around \u00a33,600 per home. 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