I recently moved into a renovated quarter at a secret Oxfordshire airbase. I thought renovating 35 year old prefabs designed to last 10 years novel, but remained open-minded. I have found a few minor problems since march-in though. These include:
Cooker unusable as it blows circuit breaker when switched-on. (Lots of BBQs at my house!)
Water dripping through smoke alarm in upstairs hall. (Smoke alarm removed by call-out electrician - not replaced yet, 2 months later). Water still dripping.
Nice Artex on ceiling, nice new cupboards in kitchen. Unfortunately cupboards currently removing artex due to incorrect hanging.
Nice new carpets, unfortunately being eroded by un-planed doors.
Nice new magnolia paint, unfortunately holes appearing in walls pushed-in by door handles due to lack of doorstops.
External door security locks not aligned and removed in order to close doors.
Tap isolated in downstairs toilet to avoid leak - pipes not secured.
Obviously I've reported these to DHE. They remain on the emergency or urgent list. I've actually had one contractor come around on behalf of DHE. Unfortunately he could do no work as he was paid only to confirm the problem.
I could fix it all myself but I don't think it's legal to 'interfere' with the property?
