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Getting the builder to do the decent thing may be a bit of a
struggle.
I have a catalogue of issues with them already and they are already
proving difficult to deal with. For example, I have 2 set of uPVC
patio doors both are very drafty. Last winter the temperature by the
doors was 25 degrees lower that the room temp. They claim that
drafts are to be expected and that as long it doen't let in water
they will not do anything about them! My front door is crooked and
is so lose that it rattles in the rain and the door seal has
disitegrated. They have acknowledged that they will need to
redecorate the whole house as it was so badly done. In 4 of the
rooms the radiators are too small (the lounge is only 50% of the size
it should be). the list goes on and on........................

The more widespread the bodge is,
the more ammunition you have with the builder/developer when you
mention
how interested you think the local papers/DogWatch/NHBC/local
authority
Building Control people might be.
The Local Authority don't want to know as you have to claim to them
within 6 months. I am doing things properly and writing to the
builder and copying NHBC in on it all. This has been going on for
over a year and I am at the end of my
tether.........................I will have no hesitation of taking
them to small claims court very soon, I doubt a judge will consider
doors that have drafts to be acceptable along with all the other
stuff. I would go to the newspapers but I don't want to blight my
house and be unable to sell it. Far be it from me to tell anyone not
to buy from this developer but note my problems and draw your own
conclusions - the developers name is Whiteoaks Developments Ltd

Angela