Residents shaken by low-cost homes

Residents from one of the city's major new low-cost housing projects are taking aim at the developer, claiming their homes were built with substandard materials.

Homeowners in the Qisheng Jiayuan development, in North Beijing's Changping district, which is reportedly the first low-cost housing aimed at low-income residents, said they found holes in walls and complained about a lack of cement.

"The balconies on three buildings are below standard," said Shi Jiuling, a new resident.