House Building
People don't care!
The brickies themselves are probably fed up of being "just a number" to their employers, when staff motivation goes down, so do standards. I suspect some of these companies probably have a high turnover of staff too. Then there was that secret black list of builders that had been in use for years... you can't operate something like that, blacklist thousands of decent workers and continue to suck in fresh experienced workers without running out of people. It would only be a matter of time before you're importing people into the industry that are clueless.
The houses we're in are just over a decade old. Last year the neighbours replaced their gas boiler. To do so he had to strip the kitchen wall out as the pipes are fitted into the wall. When doing so he had the shock of his life - two sections of gas pipe supplying the boiler were not even welded or soldered together - they came apart in his hands! The place had previously been a rental property and had gas safety inspection certificates issued every year 
Our place is subsiding, there is a big gap in the front door and the door frame is visibly crooked. The living room window sill has come away from the wall too and there are several other things i've noticed that the recent surveyor didn't even notice himself. Like I said, people don't care.
