Miller Homes Scotland are one of the largest builders of new homes in the UK. They have been in dispute with one of their customers for over 4 years. This property, built by Miller Homes Scotland West, has been uninhabited as a result of defects and a dispute over how they should be repaired.

We made a few visits to the site as the development (1st phase) went up and were shown plans outlining street furniture, types of soft landscaping etc and all was well. We ended our rental agreement as we didn't need another six month lease and moved everything we owned into garages amongst friends and family.

The builder has accused the council of unreasonable behaviour over its decision to refuse a request to allow the 11 families to move into their recently-purchased houses in Kings Heath, Digby.

Here is our Countryside Properties story - its probably the same as yours: we bought a house a long time ago, we trusted Countryside Properties, and after over 9 months (June 2007), we still have 34 unresolved problems. We've had over 80 in all.

Crag Williamson, author of A Foreign Education and new build buyer has started to blog his house moving experiences. You can follow Craig's progress here using the Bloor Homes newsfeed and you can comment using the link below or on the blog itself.

Steve Soulsby, the owner of a Persimmon house of horrors, was so shocked by the experience of buying a new build that he has set up a website to share his experiences with prospective buyers.

Totley Hall Drive sounds charming and looks immaculate. But beneath the surface, things aren't quite as perfect as they seem. The estate in Sheffield was built in 2000 by Westbury Homes, a company that's now part of Persimmon Homes - the UK's biggest house builder.

It got off to a bad start when they held back the keys for 4 hours after receiving our funds at 1 o'clock. We didn't receive keys till 5.30 having booked a van and given notice on our rented property at the time and booked holiday from work.

Getting the keys to a brand-new house that no-one but you has lived in before is a tempting idea. And there are lots of people for whom that dream comes true each year. Last year around 160,000 new homes were built, with the total set to increase by 50,000 a year.

Eyesore, soul-sapping housing that short-changes the people who have to inhabit it is not the exception but the norm, according to a new report.