A family could be left "homeless by Christmas" after being ordered to demolish their own home by the courts. Stephanie Rolfe and Stuart Macdonald say they are 'facing financial ruin' after being told that they will have to cover the £60,000 cost of bulldozing the building.
Tenant showers with bucket of water in garden after losing power in £17k debt wrangle
10.09.2022 - 01:37 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A tenant has been forced to shower with a bucket in his garden after his power was cut off in a £17,000 wrangle over energy bills. The 36-year-old, who will be named only as Nick, claimed his gas and electricity had been disconnected, meaning he also could not cook and lived off mostly cold or pre-prepared food.
He said he had paid £500 a month in rent, which included bills, to letting agent Virtual Rooms since moving into a shared house in Edgbaston, Birmingham, last November. But he said he stopped paying when power was cut off to the property on July 19.
Nick told BirminghamLive that he had struggled to contact the company, which gives its location as in the city's Jewellery Quarter and a Birmingham phone number on its website. He claimed he had sent them pictures of letters sent from energy companies detailing the amount owed.
BirminghamLive was also unable to obtain any response from the firm despite making phone calls, sending emails and visiting its address. Its website was not displaying any properties for sale or rent when our reporter checked on September 6 and neighbouring companies sharing the address listed on its site said they had never heard of the firm.
Nick said his girlfriend had moved out of the house because of the lack of power, while he was left fearing the approach of winter. His washing routine involved him leaving a tub of cold water outside in the morning, and then showering in the late afternoon once the water had been warmed by the sun, he said.
He also relied on an extension lead running from a neighbours' home to keep his fridge and fish tank filter running. "It's no way for anyone to live," said Nick, who has been out of work since losing his job at a car dealership four months ago.
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