New build homeowner discovers turf laid over building rubble with insufficient topsoil, highlighting common garden defects and the importance of thorough snagging inspections.

New Statesman investigation reveals Britain's new build housing crisis with properties worth £0, structural failures, and buyers trapped in defective homes despite paying hundreds of thousands.

Government mandates solar panels on vast majority of new build homes in England. New regulations to save homeowners £500 annually on energy bills from 2027.

A Bradford family's nightmare experience with their new-build home highlights the importance of thorough snagging inspections, as Keepmoat Homes apologises for ongoing heating problems and construction defects.

An unfinished housing development in Dover has been abandoned after Enzo's Homes went into liquidation, leaving 29 partially built properties and a controversial "chalk scar" on the Kent Downs landscape.

Residents of a Stoke-on-Trent new-build estate face ongoing issues with unfinished roads, broken streetlights and drainage problems, despite moving in five years ago.

Discover how residents of a £425k new build estate in Swindon face ongoing infrastructure issues and property defects, highlighting crucial lessons for new build homeowners.

Residents of a Kent new-build estate face £50,000 bill for faulty sewage system. Investigation reveals incorrect installation of pipes in Clarendon Homes development.

First-time buyer Mary Leeper shares her struggles with a £210k new-build home in Middlesbrough, facing £2,000 in repair costs for insulation, flooring and roof issues while the developer remains unresponsive.

New analysis reveals over 100,000 new homes could be built in England's highest-risk flood zones. Essential reading for new build buyers concerned about flood risks.