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Exposed: Britain's shoddy new-build epidemic

Tom Britton Benedict J Smith Fri, October 30, 2026 at 6:00 AM GMT 7 min read

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"I can already point out five issues with this house," Tom Britton says within a few seconds of stepping out of the car. "And that's without going into the state of the pavement, the road... and look at this grass."

Britton and his specialist surveying team are here to root out snags in a brand new home in Corby, Northamptonshire. But from the outset, they are less than impressed.