Angry Lanarkshire residents hit out at housebuilder with scores of complaints over work

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Angry Lanarkshire residents who were supposed to be moving into their ‘forever home’ are taking action against a housebuilder after dozens of complaints over the work being carried out.

Dozens of homeowners who spent hundreds of thousands of pounds to move into the Persimmon Homes’ Avon Water Walk site in Stonehouse have been left frustrated by snagging issues which have still to be sorted months after they had moved in.Iain Thomson is one of those individuals and has had enough of waiting for Persimmon to carry out the repairs.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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I put my concerns up on the local residents' Facebook page and was amazed at some of the responses.“There are people who have lived here for 18 months and still have numerous problems.“Persimmon are dragging their heels on this and people just aren’t taking it anymore.“People have spent a lot of money on these houses; for many it was supposed to be their ‘forever home’ but they feel badly let down.”A meeting of residents, held at the village’s St