Residents suffering from 'unfair' and 'broken system'

PEOPLE living in some of Exeter's hundreds of new homes are facing poor service and rocketing costs for the basic maintenance of their roads and parks.

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Now Exeter City Council has pledged to get tough with rogue developers which leave roads unfinished and parks untended.

Councillor Mollie Miller-Boam said homeowners were faced with a “broken system” that was costing them in some cases thousands of pounds a year.

The full council voted unanimously to beef up the planning system to force developers to keep their promises and to be transparent about their charges.

Cllr Miller-Boam went on: “We have seen far too many residents being let down by these companies with poor service, rising charges and very few options to hold anyone to account.