A heartbroken family say they cannot sell their home because a housing association failed to register the property and now fear they will be made bankrupt as bills mount.
Kevin Doesburg said he and his partner have been trying to sell the semi-detached home in The Fairway in Worcester for a year and a half but an unforeseen legal hurdle is preventing the sale from happening.
Buyers have had to pull out because Platform Housing Group has not registered the property with HM Land Registry, he said, as he pushes for an urgent solution.
Platform has apologised for the frustration and is aiming to find a resolution.
However, he understands a legal issue with the boundary, specifically the ‘lining and fencing’, is causing the delay in registering the property and said there seems no end in sight.
The 43-year-old restaurant manager, who used to work at the sushi counter at Waitrose in London Road, is now living in Sweden with his partner, 42, and two children.
They now fear the delay is pushing them into a ‘dire situation’ financially and he has even called their predicament ‘hopeless’.
He told the Worcester News: “We just want to finish this so we can get on with our lives.
“It’s very stressful and the expenses in Worcester are beginning to mount. Every month we are paying in Sweden and in the UK.