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Squatting in her Repossesed House !

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  • Dylanwing
    Dylanwing Posts: 2,015 Forumite
    Ah, a wealthy person who is unwilling to downsize. No wonder the Mail is sympathetic!
  • Burlesque_Babe
    Burlesque_Babe Posts: 17,547 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Photogenic Combo Breaker
    "I have been evicted over a debt of just £350,000."

    Wonder if the guitar and gay pride style rainbow flag were props from the Mail to give it that hippy squatter kind of feel.......
    :D"Stay Wonky":D

    :j:jBecome Mrs Pepe 9 October 2012 :j:j
  • tirano
    tirano Posts: 111 Forumite
    Its up for sale for £769,000, maybe the £500,000 offer tipped her over the edge
    http://www.spaldingandco.co.uk/Ref13337.asp
  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
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    OK, without going into anything at all and saying "she should have known", I do think it's a pity that she didn't manage to get her stuff out properly and ended up having the house burgled 7 times and everything stolen.
  • confused31_2
    confused31_2 Posts: 1,272 Forumite
    The statement she made at the end,
    I've been squatting in my home ever since. I'm constantly on edge but I'm not giving up.
    If I'm allowed to keep my home and complete the renovation work, I can repay every penny of the loan. I just need that chance.

    If shes a squatter surely she doesnt own the house anymore?

    Whats all that about???

    confused
    I am not a Mortgage Adviser
    You should note that this site doesn't check my status as not being a Mortgage Adviser, so you need to take my word for it. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice.
  • mewbie_2
    mewbie_2 Posts: 6,058 Forumite
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    It's one of those stories where I feel it is just her version of the truth we are being told. It would have been interesting to hear alternative versions from her husband(s), kids, judge, and possibly shrink as well.
  • Errata
    Errata Posts: 38,230 Forumite
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    The clue is in the surname. Not a family famous for having its feet on the ground.
    .................:)....I'm smiling because I have no idea what's going on ...:)
  • shaven-monkey
    shaven-monkey Posts: 651 Forumite
    The nephew of a judge with the looks of Hugh Grant, he seemed the model of respectability. So I wasn't suspicious when he suggested we put the house in his name while giving me a deed of trust allowing me and my children to live in the house for ever.
    She's an idiot.
    The story reads like bad mills and boon, i guess she's expecting some mr darcy to turn up and save her from this terrible life of self inflicted poverty.
    "Gold is the money of kings; silver is the money of gentlemen; barter is the money of peasants; but debt is the money of slaves." - Norm Franz
  • mystic_trev
    mystic_trev Posts: 5,434 Forumite
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    mewbie wrote: »
    It's one of those stories where I feel it is just her version of the truth we are being told. It would have been interesting to hear alternative versions from her husband(s), kids, judge, and possibly shrink as well.

    She's got mortgages and loans with Kensington and Swift. No wonder she's in the sh*t!

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2008/dec/11/von-daniken-squatter-halifax-insurance

    That house isn't worth anything like £1.6m. At todays values she'd be lucky to get half of that! It's not a 'Mansion' it's an old Rectory. There's plenty of those in Norfolk.
  • mystic_trev
    mystic_trev Posts: 5,434 Forumite
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    ldavies wrote: »
    The woman needs to get a grip..

    Von Däniken.............seems to rhyme with something :rolleyes:
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