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When the showhome is just show

When Simon and Lisa Ellis bought a £450,000 executive home on an award-winning Barratt estate near Leicester, they could hardly contain their excitement as the move approached - the smart six-bedroom property was twice the size of their previous one, with an extensive children's play area.

The couple, who have a two-year-old son, decided to buy the show home the developer had used to attract buyers. Because it was decorated and fully furnished, the Ellises decided it would spare them the cost of fixtures and fittings. However, the couple quickly found the property was more like a house of horrors.

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