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The attractions of a new home can often blind purchasers to what are sometimes serious and expensive defects. This is when independent and unbiased professional advice can really be of great value as the following illustrates:-

1. Welwyn. Detached 4-bedroomed 1960s bungalow. Value £450,000.
   Defective drains leading to structural damage to retaining walls and garage. Cost to repair £40,000.
   
   
2. Radlett. Detached refurbished 4-bedroomed 1950s bungalow. Value £435,000.
   Shoddy and amateurish refurbishment with blocked drains, poorly laid drive and paths and significantly overpriced. Cost to remedy and re-negotiate £50,000.
   
   
3. St Albans. Tenanted 1970s commercial warehouse with two storey office block.
   Defective roof to office premises with rusted and defective gutters. Cost of repairs £18,000.
   
   
4. Royston. Detached 3-bedroomed refurbished 1850s house, Value £300,000.
   Despite recent refurbishment had extensive rising dampness and defective plaster. Badly rotted flooring and cellar timbers including defective and leaking central heating system. Cost of repairs £14,000.
   
   
5. Hertford. 1820s semi-detached Tudor-style 3-bedroomed house, Value £350,000.
   Badly laminating clay tiled roof with extensive woodworm infestation to timbers and defective drains. Cost of repairs £15,000.
   
   
6. Baldock. Two bedroom end-of-terrace cottage, built around 1880, Value £160,000.
   Serious bulging of gable wall with cracking and distortion to internal finishes. Cost to demolish wall and rebuild £12,000.

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