Cambourne Enhanced!

My wife and I bought in Cambourne over three years ago. We did our research into what type of community we wanted to relocate to. After numerous visits to the then Cambourne concept centre, we decided, armed with the information on development phases and the end “product”, it would ideally suit us.

Despite the promised development phases failing to materialise, we remained patient. Now the development consortium wants to infill the existing planned infrastructure with another 1,599 homes or to put it another way, increase the density by 45.45%.

This is certainly not why we bought here, we were sold a “product” and we expect the “manufacturer” to deliver that product. Not just the house, but also the original concept.

If the development consortium wins in their appeal through the current public enquiry, we will and I encourage other Cambourne residents to do the same, seek a refund under the Property Misdescriptions Act of 27 June 1991. Essentially the Property Misdescriptions Act 1991 makes it an offence to make false or misleading statements about specified aspects of land (which includes buildings) offered for sale by those in estate agency or property development business. On that basis we will claim a refund of 45.45% of our original purchase price, as we will only be receiving 54.55 % the “product” we originally purchased.

John Lambert

Great Cambourne