An Aberdeenshire pensioner has hit out at developers after eight years of poor drainage left his back garden looking like a bog.
Retired civil engineer, Bert Rendell, and his neighbours in Kingseat, near Newmachar, say they have been unable to plant flowers behind their properties because the land is so sodden and are calling for action.
Last night the company behind the scheme promised it would work with residents to get to the bottom of the problem.
Mr Rendell’s house is one of 12 between 30-52 Alexandra Avenue- part of the larger Kingseat Hospital development – which have been affected by the problem.
The 83-year-old moved into his home in 2008 with wife, Helen, after which the common ground behind it passed from the developers, Manor Kingdom, to the property owners.
Mr Rendell insisted the landscaping has never been up to scratch.
He added: “It is just awful. It is dead level, with non-existent drainage.
“The whole area is in need of attention, it has just developed into this mess and plants are just not growing.”
Manor Kingdom, which developed the former hospital site into a 287-home complex, is now part of Bett Homes.
A Bett Homes spokeswoman said: “We are investigating residents’ current concerns about drainage and will work with them to determine the cause of the problem.”
An Aberdeenshire Council spokesman said it was down to the developer to address the resident’s complaints.