A family have been left angry and dismayed after their £345,000 dream new build turned out to be a home from hell.

Calls for solar panels on new-build homes to be made mandatory have been made by the MP for Carlisle.

There are so many faults with this house in Yorkshire that its owners have to store their possessions in a shipping container.

New homes will be better protected from flooding following changes to planning guidance.

A couple say they have been left 'stressed' after 151 issues were identified at their new build home in Nottinghamshire.

When Jane and her family bought their new-build house for just under half a million pounds they thought they were getting their dream home. The property, on Crest Nicholson's Blythe Valley estate near Solihull, promised "beautiful" living.

It was launched with great fanfare in 2013 and has been credited with helping many thousands of young people and families on to the housing ladder.

ANGRY residents of a new village have accused house builder Persimmon Homes of failing to address issues with “disgracefully shoddy” doors and windows on the estate.

The developer failed to fix the problems in time, so now my new home’s warranty has lapsed.

One of Britain’s biggest housebuilders has responded to criticism about the quality of its homes by allowing homebuyers to withhold an average of £3,600 per home until all faults are fixed.