Hi Nik,
I hope this is all in the distant past now and you are happy in your home. It seems others have had similar experiences more recently (See Shoddy Home Saga at http://www.crestnicholson.org) and it took a lot of effort and publicity to get Crest Nicholson to take remedial action!
John
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