Article: Sold: [pounds sterling]500,000 one-bedroom flat ... complete with 86 defects.

Byline: MIRA BAR-HILLEL

IF YOU pay almost [pounds sterling]500,000 for a new one-bedroom flat you might expect it to be perfect.

But when television cameraman Paul Langridge bought just such a des res in Covent Garden in June he was shocked by what he found.

The wiring was unfinished, wooden flooring needed to be replaced and, he says, "the main ceiling was peeling like an orange."

In addition to the bare wires, smoke shutters were not working and the garage area below BY MIRA BAR-HILLEL Property Correspondent the flat had no fire protection or sprinklers.

A list of 86 defects compiled by Inspector Home included a warped front ...

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