Family face being homeless by Christmas and £60,000 bill after order to demolish home
A family say they could be "homeless by Christmas" after being served a court order to demolish their own home. Stephanie Rolfe and Stuart Macdonald have even been told to foot the estimated £60,000 bill to bulldoze the building - leaving them facing "financial ruin."
"We will be homeless by Christmas" Stuart said. "Our son is disabled and has a helper in the local school, there's no way we can get a house near here." Stephanie explained: "We found a company that construct homes under caravan legislation and therefore not requiring planning permission, so in February 2018 I contacted Solihull Council to notify them, this is what our intentions are, and they didn't reply, although I'd offered them the chance to respond to that.
A few doors down, John Tranter, resident of 46 years, said: "I thought when they put it up it was tasteful. They used to have a bloody great big garage there, I'm devastated for them, and supportive of them keeping it."
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