From rattling pipes to defective doors and poorly constructed brickwork, many residents find themselves in a ceaseless cycle of complaints and unfulfilled rectifications.

Instead of a pristine backyard, Doug discovered heaps of construction waste, litter, and off-cuts recklessly discarded. The garden fence, instead of providing a robust boundary, had nails protruding dangerously from the top.

A family's two-year battle against a flawed new house has revealed a disturbing tale of broken promises and unfulfilled expectations.

It's an image straight out of a post-apocalyptic film: incomplete roads, hazardous pavements, and piles of rubble; all symptoms of what the new residents of the Corelli housing development are calling a total eyesore.

Gurwinder Singh, a 43-year-old delivery driver, has found himself at the centre of a three-year-long battle over the home he intended to be a sanctuary for his family.

From misaligned doors to potential electrical hazards, these housing mishaps highlight the dire need for stronger building protocols.

David Walker, a 52-year-old builder, thought he had secured his family's dream house when they purchased a £600,000 new build in Devizes, Wiltshire, from Ashford Homes last April.

Angry homeowners in Worcester have lambasted property developers for leaving their expensive new housing estates appearing like an 'extended construction site,' with roads unfinished three years after the first residents moved in.

Officials from Bloor Homes, the company behind a much-debated new housing project in Rochford, have made a public statement addressing concerns about an infestation of Japanese knotweed at the proposed site.