George Wimpey

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by Maz - written on 17/07/09
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I bought my 2nd Wimpey home just over 2 years ago - the first house was great - this one has now had 4 leaks the last being nearly 6 months ago which caused extensive damage to kitchen floor, cloakroom, hallways and everything in the understairs cupboard was flooded. Although water was flooding down the walls not check was made of the electrics until 3 weeks later! The repair work has not been good and had to report them to NHBC twice but they are almost useless. Now I am trying to get monies back on all items lost and just getting a run around from Taylor Wimpey and their insurers. The plumbers they used are now liquidated - not surprised as not one house on estate that I know of that does not have or had a leak!
Can someone help me to get monies back

They don't build 'em like they used to.... (370 words)
by - written on 04/06/09 (Very useful, 397 readings)
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I checked out my local George Wimpey development after being fed up of having very little space in our previous home. The show homes looked fab - they were very modern compared to all the other developer's & prices were much lower than simialr sized homes on nearby developments. We chose a 3-storey home since there was so much more space. Wimpey were fantastic at this point (bear in mind this was 3 yrs ago, when homes were selling well, so they didn't have to be so helpful in order to sell homes....service may be even better now?!). They helped us sell our old home, by lowering the price & making up the difference between the sale price & the ...  Read the complete review

Express Review on George Wimpey
by Andy Ward-Waterside park West Drayton - written on 18/05/09
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hi folks, im writing this cos im at the end of my tether and need to tell someone about Mr winpy homes. The home itself is lovely, you get a few problems weve had the usual, Boiler breaks down regually- heating up the duff- Waters leaks- thermo stat not working, Doors and plastics warped, sky sockets installed wrong, spotlight wires fused together, Scuffed marks everywhere. Now my issuse is with the Wimpy Cust. Service, they have none its crap. So when u get things that break down or need sorting, You find you hear evey excuse under the sun. But remember mostly u have 1 yr to get the little fixtures sorted. well its been 7months for us and still havent fixed all ours. Trust me do urself a favor, try BARRETTS homes or something.
George Wimpy is shocking, so much more aggro than its worth.

George Wimpey - better off frying burgers but they'd probabl ... (395 words)
by - written on 15/05/09 (Very useful, 251 readings)
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My partner and I bought our 1st and so far only George Wimpey houe in July 2003. A 4 bed detached house with a fair amount of land and we ticked most of the extra's boxes when it can to kitting out the interior. This was to be our very first brand new house purchase so excitement levels were high. We had opted for wooden floors in the hall / dining room, ceramic tiles in the kitchen and pretty much everything else you can think of. The problems first became apparent on moving in day. The wooden floor was bouncy and uneven in the hall and dining room and you could see the ceramic floor in the kitchen where you look down the lines of tile grout was up ...  Read the complete review

George Wimpey: Do not buy a house from GW - Poorly built homes with poor se ... (263 words)
by In despair - written on 13/03/09
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We have had one of the worst experience with George Wimpey developments in North Manchester. While we were away for a week in London, there was a water leak in the first floor bathroom. There was water all over on the first and ground floor. Carpets had to be removed, new carpets fitted in, bathroom tiles refitted, repainting... but we still do not know the real cause of the problem. All the problems were addressed after 2 months of the actual leak, which meant that in peak winter season we were in an uncarpeted house with our heating bill going up (we had my father over at this time, who is a Cancer patient). They did not even care about the fact that I had to take an ...  Read the complete review