![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/we-paid-600000-for-dream-homes/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/0_SWNS_WORCESTER_ROAD_008.jpg&description=Furious residents in Worcester have slammed newbuild housing developers for leaving their homes 'unfinished and unsafe', after forking out half a million pounds three years ago It's been three years since dozens of families forked out up to £600,000 for their dream homes on a newbuild housing estate - but the area still looks like a 'glorified building site' with unfinished roads. The posh development on the outskirts of Worcester is a 'complete eyesore' to locals, who have stopped their children playing outside on the 'unsafe' streets with drains, potholes and traffic cones. Furious residents have slammed developers and the council for leaving the area looking 'like a bomb has hit it', as they fear trying to relocate and sell due to the state of the roads. One homeowner, Colin Jones, 68, moved into his £400,000 home on Oakmont Drive in September 2020, but said his retirement property soon turned into a living 'nightmare'. "This was supposed to be our retirement home, but instead my wife and I are living on a glorified building site. This whole shambles has made a lovely area look like a bomb has hit it," the former mechanic said. "The road layout is not suitable, it is narrowed down to restrict speed but it is likely to cause accidents. "There is a corner which is too narrow and too tight so a driver cannot see traffic coming towards them in the opposite direction. So many people walk up this street with pushchairs or on bikes, but the raised drains of up to four inches high make it such a tight squeeze for people to get around." Colin said he was concerned about the danger the roads pose to families and children, especially with a local school located at the back of the estate. He also claimed Elan Homes' work along the streets, where property prices average £500,000, has been constantly delayed by Worcestershire County Council. "I've tried to contact the council so many times, but they blame the builders who then blame the council and I feel like I'm going around){kind=link}
Furious residents in Worcester have slammed newbuild housing developers for leaving their homes ‘unfinished and unsafe’, after forking out half a million pounds three years ago
It’s been three years since dozens of families forked out up to £600,000 for their dream homes on a newbuild housing estate – but the area still looks like a ‘glorified building site’ with unfinished roads.
The posh development on the outskirts of Worcester is a ‘complete eyesore’ to locals, who have stopped their children playing outside on the ‘unsafe’ streets with drains, potholes and traffic cones.
Furious residents have slammed developers and the council for leaving the area looking ‘like a bomb has hit it’, as they fear trying to relocate and sell due to the state of the roads.
One homeowner, Colin Jones, 68, moved into his £400,000 home on Oakmont Drive in September 2020, but said his retirement property soon turned into a living ‘nightmare’.