Fury as shoddy builders leave wonky fences, block parking spaces and stained brickwork on Britain’s new build homes
FURY has broken out among homeowners over shoddy work done by builders on Britain’s new build properties.
A Twitter account has been set up to expose the shocking state some houses have been left in.
One picture shows a series of back-to-back gardens divided by a clearly wonky wooden fence and there’s no greenery in sight.
Another photo reveals a parking space which is unusable thanks to what looks like a broadband or telephone communication metal box being fixed in front of it.
In another image, the front of a new build property already has stained brickwork and some decorative features above and below the windows appear to have already fallen off.
From the social media posts it is not clear where the properties are or who is responsible.
The account posted the image of the back-garden fences with the caption: “Wouldn't it be nice if the developers threw in a fruit tree in at the bottom of each garden.”
Others pointed out the tragedy for wildlife created by such design.
“Hedgehogs don't stand a chance!” one lamented.
Another said: “All new housing developments should (in my view) by law have a percentage of green space, hedgehog holes, wild areas etc… planning permission should not be allowed unless this is in place from beginning.”
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One said: “It’s awful. It should be mandatory for developers to put trees in, have hedgehog highways cut in EVERY fence and to the outside, and fit swift bricks and bird boxes to every house, as law.
“This is so bad for people’s mental health, not to mention the ecology, flooding.”
While one added: “I'd rather be homeless.”
Someone else replied: “Really awful and actually so depressing.
“Really hope new owners and neighbours can come up with some mutually acceptable solution.
“Hedging possibly instead of fence panels.”
Others said they would be “depressed” living there, one chimed in “zero imagination” while one described it as “tragic.”
“Planning is completely broken in the UK,” another said.
But others saw the funny side.
“As a teenager that would be perfect for garden hopping…who can do the most fences and get back to home base without getting caught,” one joked.
Another said: “No different to the gardens of hundreds of thousands of terraced houses from the 1900’s except they are 4x the size.
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“What developers should be forced to do is add mature trees down the centre line and plant more vegetation.”
But another responded jokingly: “How can you say that, look at the beautiful curvature to the fencing. I’d love to wake up to that vista, inspiring…”
