{"id":139971,"date":"2023-10-21T16:00:43","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T09:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/cracked-tiles-wonky-gutters-leaning-walls-why-are-britains-new-houses-so-rubbish\/"},"modified":"2023-10-21T16:11:49","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T09:11:49","slug":"cracked-tiles-wonky-gutters-leaning-walls-why-are-britains-new-houses-so-rubbish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/cracked-tiles-wonky-gutters-leaning-walls-why-are-britains-new-houses-so-rubbish\/","title":{"rendered":"Cracked tiles, wonky gutters, leaning walls \u2013 why are Britain\u2019s new houses so rubbish?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nBuying a brand new property these days is often less of a dream home, more a living nightmare. With housebuilders \u2013 and their shareholders \u2013 making huge profits, how come so many new builds aren\u2019t up to scratch?In a new-build housing estate on the edge of Peterborough, where rows of identical redbrick homes march along a freshly tarmacked street, Orlando Murphy stands outside a house wielding a long telescopic pole with a camera on the end. A few doors down, builders in hi-vis vests look on with expressions of concern, as he casts his camera across the roof and points it towards the gutters, like a metal detectorist looking for treasure. The bounty he is seeking is not golden coins, but evidence of bodging.\u201cCracked tiles, guttering on the wonk, pooling water, dodgy fascia boards,\u201d Murphy says, reeling off the common issues. \u201cThe things they get away with are absolutely shocking.\u201d Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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