Herefordshire Council says a blocked pipe on the Hawk Rise estate in Ledbury was not its concern.

And the county council has stated that no reports "of any issues regarding this site" had been received by the authority.

A council spokesman said it seemed to be "a mains sewer system issues on a new build, so not an issue we would usually investigate as it is a connection to a mains sewage system".

After reports that some sinks and baths were taking too long to drain, Barratt Homes paid for a blockage to be removed, and the issue was reported to have been resolved.