Iphone 5 not charging- constantly on and off charge

I got my Iphone 5 a week ago through Virgin. When connected to a wall plug to charge it sits and constantly/frequently goes on and off charge (buzzing and vibrating when it does this). It seems to work fine when connected via USB to laptop.
I don't carry a laptop with me all the time so I was wondering if anyone knows if this is software or hardware fault. The USB plug itself is also used to charge my IPAD 3 and has no issues- so i cant see where a fault could be...

To make sure that this is not software related, set it back to factory settings, without using any backup data afterwards. Set up the rest of the personal settings manually and test the phone. If it still does not work, this is a hardware issue and the phone has to be serviced by Apple or an Authorized Apple Service Provider:
Use iTunes to restore your iOS device to factory settings - Apple Support
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