![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/couples-dream-home-hell-of-garage-floods-mortgage-spike-and-22-month-delay/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1_Currigan_03.jpg&description=Graham Currigan has had to be signed off work with stress as he plans legal action against Tilia Homes following a 22-month delay in getting his keys before a series of snagging problems with his new buildGraham Currigan who bought a house in Stoklesley from Tilia Homes which has been plagued with problems A couple's move to their dream home turned into a nightmare amid hold-ups, floods and snagging faults - and they are now taking legal action. Graham Currigan signed off to buy the new-build home in Stokesley, North Yorkshire, before enduring an agonising 22-month delay. The setback meant reapplying for a mortgage twice, with the fixed-rate five-year offer jumping from 1.8% to 2.3%. And on finally getting the keys with partner Simone to their Tilla Homes property at Tanton Fields they found a series of building errors, reports TeessideLive. During the first tour around the three-bed home Graham, 31, spotted snagging problems, including a faulty fridge freezer seal and "incorrect appliances" in the kitchen. But the worst of it was the flooded garage which was under two inches of water, he claims. Graham found a multitude of issues with the house ( Evening Gazette) Graham said: "The original completion date I was given was 20 months ago, and then through complete inadequacy throughout they have continually put the completion date back. "The annoying thing for me, and the reason why it has gotten to a point where I've had to take a legal approach, is that each time they have done it they have put it back by two or three months. "I was never in a position where I had a choice to make, I had to just go, 'oh that's fine because I'm not going to find anything else in two or three months' - and sometimes it has been less than that." Graham claims the completion date was changed 10 times before he finally got the keys around four weeks ago. He explained his mortgage had to be changed because the offer had ended due to the extended wait. The homeowner has had to take time of){kind=link}
Graham Currigan has had to be signed off work with stress as he plans legal action against Tilia Homes following a 22-month delay in getting his keys before a series of snagging problems with his new build
A couple’s move to their dream home turned into a nightmare amid hold-ups, floods and snagging faults – and they are now taking legal action.
Graham Currigan signed off to buy the new-build home in Stokesley, North Yorkshire, before enduring an agonising 22-month delay.
The setback meant reapplying for a mortgage twice, with the fixed-rate five-year offer jumping from 1.8% to 2.3%.
And on finally getting the keys with partner Simone to their Tilla Homes property at Tanton Fields they found a series of building errors, reports TeessideLive.