Housing hell Dad and daughter left waiting a year for new-build home

A SELF-EMPLOYED dad has endured a “year from hell” due to repeated delays with the house he bought.

- Angus MCINTYRE

Sam Marshall said the impact had been overwhelming

Sam Marshall, a 35-year-old painter and decorator, thought he had finally realised his dream of getting on the property ladder when he was told his home in the Highbrook View Phase Two estate - being built by Crest Nicholson on behalf of Sovereign Network Group - in Stoke Gifford was ready in November 2024.

Sovereign Housing initially gave Sam an estimated completion date for the purchase of January 17 this year. Despite that date being pushed back a couple of times, Sam said he was repeatedly told the property would be ready soon.

Acting on good faith, and the assurances of Sovereign, Sam told his former landlord he would be moving out of his rented accommodation at the end of August. Now, more than a year since he was first told the house was his, the property is still not ready.