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Property Nightmare

Property nightmare: moving staircase

When Freddie and Wendy Christie saw some glossy advertisements for a new housing estate amid the hills, reservoirs and nature reserves of southern Glasgow they were won over, writes Christopher Browne. Read more: West Registered Land

Property Nightmare: taking a fall in value

Falling property values brought about by the recession in the 1990s may seem like a thing of the past, but when Richard and Carol Odendaal came to sell their four bedroom home they found themselves out of pocket, writes Christopher Browne. Read more:

Property nightmare: retirement dream ruined

The Hearnes thought they had found the perfect place to retire. But four years on they are left with botched repairs, legal bills and depression, writes Christopher Browne. Read more: Snagging New Houses

Property nightmare: a new home full of flaws

Ask Allyson Snape anything about plumbing, central heating, power showers, damp problems or roof repairs and she’ll probably have the answer. Her know-how comes not from evening classes, but a three-year saga that she and her husband John have faced since they bought a “luxury”, four-bedroom David Wilson home in the Peak District, writes Christopher [...]

Property Nightmare: Deveron Homes

When Sheana and Mike Tibbs bought a home in Inverness off-plan for their retirement, they chose a generous plot near the beautiful River Ness so that they could indulge their passion for gardening and fishing, writes Christine Webb. Read more: Deveron Homes

Property nightmare: leaky new home

Christopher Browne meets a couple whose spirits were dampened by their new home. Family ties and low property prices persuaded Gavin and Julie Griffin to buy a new house on a George Wimpey Homes estate near their childhood city of Sheffield. Read more…

My property nightmare: flawed new house

How to deal with tricky situations. This week a new home turns out to be far from complete. Read more…

My property nightmare: a defective new home

How to deal with tricky situations. This week: a buyer is put off buying new-build homes for life. Andrew Sutherland vowed never to choose another new-build home after a two-bedroom property he bought six years ago produced 18 defects. But his resolve broke when he found himself looking again at new developments along the South [...]