Contract of sale
The New Homes Quality Board Glossary of the terms used in the Code and Guidance, published by The New Homes Quality Board in 2021, defines a contract of sale as: ‘a legally binding agreement between the Customer and the Developer for the acquisition or building of the New Home. In Scotland this document is known as the Missive (or Builder’s Missive).
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