CHECK YOUR CONTRACTS!! (David Wilson Homes)

Member Name: MikeyR

Product:	David Wilson Homes
Date:	05/11/02 (2660 review reads)
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Advantages: NONE

Disadvantages: POOR FINISH, VINDICITIVE STAFF, BREACH CONTRACTS!

We purchased a DWH last year and have endured a nightmare 12 months. We shall be suing them very shortly and hope they get the bad publicity they deserve!

The administration for the homes is appalling. we have spent months trying to get gas and electrictiy bills as DWH registered plot numbers to wrong gas meter reference points. With no gas meter numbers you cannot register for your gas supply! Never intend to complete just before the end of a year as the builders are desperate for your money but not hot on finishing your house! All the staff are ill-advised and unhelpful.

Everything in the house seems to be shoddy and faulty, and we paid an extortiante amount as extras! The doorbell never worked, the bath taps did not work, the shower did not work, the kitchen cupboards had no shelves inside and none hang together, the filter on the oven was not put in, the bath panel was fitted with the protective plastic still on, the pipework on the outside tap was put in upside down, the outdoor PIR light had an exposed circuit, the windows and doors did not fit, both inside and out and the taramc on the driveway is crumbling and cheap.

Getting builders round to fix the jobs is impossible and we had to resort to informing trading standards. Good tip :write to the building company and give them ten days to rectify the faults. if they do not you are quite within your legal rights to get an independent workmen in and sent them the bill!

The worst thing with DWH is their inability to understand that once you have bought the plot it is yours! They have sent workmen round to our property to measure up our driveway as someone in their department had trouble getting their car in another driveway which is accessed by ours. The workmen were sent away as they were illegally on our land measuring up to change our drive without our permission!!! They then sent us a letter threatening to take us to court for being a nuisance. Needless to say o
ur solicitor sorted them out quickly and had to apologise to us!

Bewrae of any contract you sign with DWH regarding Restrictive Covenants. This document is meant to be a contract between both parties, but DWH only use it for their own benefit. Can't say anymore as they are being sued. If you do buy a DWH, make sure you have an excellent solicitor! You will need him or her!

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