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Taylor Wimpey Shafted

With the property market in the doldrums, millions of us are wondering if our home is the secure investment it once was. But for David Robinson, there was a much more unusual reason to be worried. When he first moved in to his new house, David had no idea that beneath his drive – and [...]

BBC Watchdog Persimmon Homes Again

Persimmon Homes (Archive) make their yearly appearance on BBC Watchdog. Totley Hall Drive sounds charming and looks immaculate. But beneath the surface, things aren’t quite as perfect as they seem. The estate in Sheffield was built in 2000 by Westbury Homes, a company that’s now part of Persimmon Homes – the UK’s biggest house builder. [...]

Barratt Homes and Newnham Council

When the Olympics were awarded to London last summer, property prices in the area went through the roof. But eight properties on a Barratt Homes development in Stratford, East London, have turned out to be virtually worthless. Coopers Walk was converted into luxury houses in 1988. In the mid-1990s, Anita Drewey, one of the residents, [...]

David Wilson Homes: Rhoose Point Embankment

When the Gallimores from Rhoose Point bought their £200,000 house, they discovered a unique water feature that they could do without Most new houses, when bought, have a few snags which need correcting but weeks after buying a new house in Rhoose Point in the Vale of Glamorgan, Paul and Karen Gallimore faced a rather [...]

David Wilson Homes Watchdog

Watchdog has received over a hundred complaints about David Wilson Homes. The Bannings were approaching retirement and had saved for years to buy their home. Dianne Banning told Watchdog, “We now face the prospect of our nest-egg being swallowed up with all the problems. The rendering on the front of the house has cracked and [...]

Watchdog Report: Persimmon Homes

The nation’s biggest home builder also has the biggest house-building complaints file on the Watchdog database. Persimmon build new homes and renovate old buildings. Watchdog has received over 450 complaints… The nation’s biggest home builder also has the biggest house-building complaints file on the Watchdog database. Persimmon build new homes and renovate old buildings. Watchdog [...]