Last household standing refuse to depart derelict UK property till calls for are met
A household who stand in the way in which of a £250 million regeneration scheme refuse to maneuver out of their residence on a bulldozer-bound property.
The terraced homes on Holcombe Close, Pendleton, Salford, are boarded up and have been derelict for years, aside from quantity 14, owned by Demonique Wilson and spouse Thabo. The couple, stay within the three-bedroom property they purchased 14 years in the past for £70,000 with their 5 youngsters, and so they say Salford council have supplied them £95,000, then £165,000, to induce them to maneuver out.
But Mr Wilson argues it will be “impossible” for him to purchase a three-bed property in Salford for that cash and has stood agency, regardless of a mooted obligatory buy order (CPO). He mentioned he rejects the council’s presents and mentioned he ought to obtain within the area of £300,000.
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Mr Wilson, a certified psychological well being nurse, instructed MailOnline: “The solely purpose we’re nonetheless residing right here is as a result of the council has wrongfully valued our home as a two bed room reasonably than a 3.
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“We are not being greedy and we just want what our house is worth.
“My surveyor has discovered that homes of an analogous dimension to ours on this space which have offered for between £227,000 and £300,000.
“I think I could probably find a home for £220,000 and I am ready to move but the council should do the right thing.”
Mr Wilson beforehand mentioned he desires to remain in Salford, the place his youngsters go to highschool and the place the lives of his household are centred.
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Speaking concerning the impact of residing on a barren property, he added: “My children don’t know what it is like to have people living nearby.
“I might love for them to go subsequent door to play with pals. The stress can also be attending to them. The youthful ones do not perceive. They assume that the council goes to drive us out with nowhere to go. They are apprehensive.”
If the Holcombe Close properties are finally demolished they will make way for a new leisure centre – the Pendleton Community Activity and Health Club (PCAHH) – and the new houses.
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