Property developer Barratt and David Wilson Homes Cambridgeshire has announced its decision to demolish 36 of their unoccupied, newly constructed residences.

Residents of the Braid Park estate in Tiverton, Devon, built by Barratt David Wilson Homes, express widespread frustration over unfulfilled promises including lack of a proper road, delay in the provision of a play area, and problems with their gardens, even as the developers pledge to rectify the situation by the end of June.

We purchased a 2 bed flat from DWH in May 2003. We only went to look at the Development with no intention to buy and came away determined to purchase one of the flats. The deposit was down within a week. The flat was near complete and had only the kitchen, sanitary ware, skirting etc to fit.

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 more pressing problem.

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 it's going to be a destructive and expensive process to investigate what has happened.