{"id":50652,"date":"2017-04-02T12:59:46","date_gmt":"2017-04-02T05:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/as-demand-rises-the-reputation-of-new-build-homes-is-crumbling\/"},"modified":"2017-04-02T13:09:09","modified_gmt":"2017-04-02T06:09:09","slug":"as-demand-rises-the-reputation-of-new-build-homes-is-crumbling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/as-demand-rises-the-reputation-of-new-build-homes-is-crumbling\/","title":{"rendered":"As demand rises, the reputation of new-build homes is crumbling"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nA hole where a window should be, no cavity wall insulation and uneven stairs are just a few of the problems developers have left behind, with owners struggling for solutionsHarron Homes promises that its newly built houses will \u201csurpass all expectations\u201d. The \u00a3324,995 home that James Uttley bought was certainly beyond his imaginings.There was a large hole where the bathroom window should be, he says. No carpets had been laid and there was no sign of a fitted wardrobe for which he had paid an extra \u00a31,000. Holes gaped in the brickwork, yellow foam from the roof spattered the windows and a fence had shaved two meters off a garden which had been advertised as being flat, but which had developed a significant tilt. Harron did install the missing window, but 10 months on Uttley is still waiting for the other problems to be rectified. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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