Welcome to 'Hellway': Furious residents stuck in £600k homes on new build estate blast houses full of 'snags' and gardens built with 'rollercoaster' fences Residents on Bassingbourn Fields estate in Cambridgeshire are furious Locals have complained of collapsing stairways and 'rollercoaster' fences Others said they're toilets were leaking and floors were built without support By Andrew Levy Published: 04:02 EDT, 8 September 2024 | Updated: 04:30 EDT, 8 September 2024 e-mail 21 View comments Residents of an upmarket newbuild estate claim they have been subjected to 'awful' treatment by the developer after being left with huge lists of snags for years. Some have given homebuilder Bellway the nickname 'Hellway' amid complaints of collapsing stairways, 'rollercoaster' fences, leaking toilets and unsupported floors. Work officially ended on the 100-property Bassingbourn Fields estate last year but purchasers who moved in as much as three years ago are among those furious that problems still haven't been fixed.
Many are now talking of selling their homes, some of which cost nearly £600,000, or are refusing to pay fees to the management company for the development's upkeep. Residents of Bassingbourn Fields, an upmarket newbuild estate built by developers Bellway (pictured), claim they have been subjected to 'awful' treatment For two years the children's playground was waterlogged (pictured) and residents have given homebuilder Bellway the nickname 'Hellway' amid the string of comp.