A woman claiming to be selling her rural £450,000 dream home because she can look into next door’s bathroom from her kitchen would need binoculars in order to see her neighbours showering, villagers have alleged. Pauline Boyd said this week she has been forced to sell her home on Rossburn Lane in Blair Drummond, Stirling … Read more
The neighbours of a woman who said she is selling her £450,000 dream home because the people next door built their house too close to hers today alleged she is just upset the new property is blocking her view. Pauline Boyd claimed this week she has been forced to sell her home on Rossburn Lane … Read more
There are several avenues for complaints if your new-build home is defective Until the new code and ombudsman service comes into force – probably later this year – these are the options for homeowners who are unhappy with the quality of their new build. 1. Use your warranty If your new-build is less than 10 … Read more
An exasperated couple have found more than 200 flaws with their new home, leaving them angrily demanding: ‘Were the builders drunk when they built it?’ Rebecca Chrystal, 39, was reduced to tears when she and David Mount, 40, found crooked walls, uneven floors and cracks in the ceiling inside their Norfolk property. Within 22 months … Read more
Young families who spent their life savings on their dream homes were left ‘in a state of panic’ after finding out the properties are worthless. Couples invested up to £180,000 for new-build houses before finding they failed to meet building regulations. Owners were then told the Bradford estate backs onto a former landfill site which … Read more
Devastated families who bought £180,000 homes on new-build estate in Bradford claim they are effectively worthless after discovering they ‘don’t meet building regulations’ Young families who spent life savings on dream homes left ‘in a state of panic’ The couples had invested up to £180,000 for the new-build houses in Bradford They later learnt that … Read more
I bought an off-plan flat in Battersea two years ago but so far have only paid a deposit. As property prices are expected to fall as a result of the coronavirus I do not want to complete the transaction and buy the property. But if I back out now can I still get my 10 … Read more