Britain's newbuild crisis: How homeowners across the country are being left in limbo as developers tear down hundreds of freshly constructed properties - while other estates sit abandoned with builder

As Britain attempts to make up a shortfall of 4.3million 'missing' homes, the next decade is expected to see one the biggest house building booms since the 1970s. CAMBRIDGE: Bulldozers have started demolishing 88 new properties on a huge new housing development after developers discovered issues with their foundations BOLTON: Five luxury mansions were demolished after council officials found they were '33 per cent too big' PECKHAM RYE: A development known as Solomon's Passage was torn down after leaks damaged the timber frames Research shows Britain needs to build 654,000 newbuilds a year for the next decade to make up a backlog of 4.3million homes that 'missing' from the national housing market. CAMBRIDGE: Works at the Barratt David Wilson Homes site are expected to continue over the next 12 weeks CAMBRIDGE: The Darwin Green estate, located less than two miles from Cambridge city centre, is still under construction and has outline approval for 1,593 new homes CAMBRIDGE: The new houses pictured in September last year before they were knocked down 'Unfortunately, the most effective course of action at this stage is to demolish the properties and rebuild them. PECKHAM RYE: The Solomon's Passage development was left empty for six years after residents were forced out due to the leaks that damaged the timber frames PECKHAM RYE: The four blocks of flats were finally demolished last year, just 12 years after they were first built Local politicians branded the abandoned block an 'eyesore' and a constant reminder of the 'incompetence of those who built it to such a dangerous substandard in the first place'. The buildings were then torn down after they developed damp when exposed to the elements CONGLETON: The Astbury Park housing development in Congleton lies empty after Stewart Milne Homes went into administration BOLTON: The remaining building left on a plot in the West Pennine moors, where a number of mansions were ordered to be demolished after a row with the council BOLTON: Council officials ordered the five mansions to be demolished, sparking a four-year legal battle before the bulldozers moved in The company's overall collapse has sparked panic in customers in England and Scotland, with disruption also caused at the Broughton Park and Wrea Brook Park sites in Preston.