A MOTHER has been left in tears after a developer has refused to carry out work on her garden which she says is unsafe.

Yetunde O Ojuri moved into Halter Way on the Picket Twenty development built by Persimmon Homes in July last year, but to her surprise her backyard was at a slope and in recent months she has been in a battle with little results.

Mrs Ojuri, who lives in the house with her husband and nine-month-old son Damisi, claims that she was originally told her garden would be two-tier but the developer has said that the family were told this was situation.

But to Mrs Ojuri’s surprise her neighbours, whose garden plan is the same, has had their green space rectified through Persimmon, and the mother-of-one has now accused the company of racial discrimination, something it has denied.

“I have a long term friend, she lived two streets away and moved onto the estate three years ago, she made complaints and they just ignored them. Everytime her neighbours called who were white they just got things done.”

Mrs Ojuri wrote to Persimmon to express her concerns but the accusation was denied by company bosses.

In tears, she said: “I feel really sad, I feel disappointed, I was saying to my husband — they might as well put ‘no black people wanted’. If they are going to take my money, all my neighbours saved up money for the mortgage in the same way I did.

“I didn’t think I would be treated this way.”

The software developer has said that she wishes she never bought the house as the garden is unsuitable for her family, with ground workers visiting her address last month and said that the developer had carried out its contract with the sloping garden.

“I am sure they are not going to do that because we are black people. I said to my husband ‘someone should hear my voice’.”

Mrs Ojuri is now talking to others about their concerns in a bid to make people aware of the situation.

“I am so angry, I don’t want to leave here but I want my garden done, nothing fancy, I just want a flat garden that my family can use and I can put a little trampoline out there for my son.”

She added that the issue has caused her to need medication.

A spokesperson for Persimmon Homes, said: “We can confirm that the garden has been laid out exactly as detailed in plans provided during the reservation process as signed for by the customer. Our site manager did offer some remedial work, but this was not accepted by the customer.

“We will not comment on any works that Persimmon Homes may or may not have undertaken in neighbouring properties.

“We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation.”