
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, [...]

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 [...]