§ 31. Mr. Brooksasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he will take steps to ensure that those who purchase new houses built by firms outside the National House Builders' Registration Scheme shall not qualify for relief under the option mortgage scheme.
§ Mr. MacCollRecommendations were made last year to building societies and local authorities to restrict mortgage advances on new houses to those built by registered housebuilders (save where the construction was supervised by an architect employed by the purchaser). These recommendations would now apply to option mortgages as well as to other mortgages. We are now inquiring how far these recommendations are being followed.