A couple thought they had purchased their dream new-build property in Devon - only for it now to be valued at just £1. Grandparents Dayle Dixon and Mark Lee paid £275,000 for their house in 2018.

However, due to numerous "major defects" with the Ivybridge property, including structural problems, it has now been rendered almost worthless.

They say the problems are so severe that their grandson cannot even visit and stay at the home. Dayle said that she feels "utterly trapped" in the property.

She added: "I still cry about it all the time as we were sold a dream that turned out to be nothing but a nightmare.

"We can't sell our house and we can't decorate it. We are just living here knowing it is crumbling beneath us and we fear it will collapse."

Dayle and Mark told The i newspaper

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