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Family face 'being homeless by Christmas' after £60k order to tear down own home

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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.

After a four-year dispute over the timber structure, which was built to replace a garage on the same site, thy have been given less than two months to "dismantle" the extension.

The couple, who live with their two young children in a quiet cul-de-sac in Solihull, Warwickshire, say they constructed the moveable home under caravan legislation.

Their home sits on a plinth, and has been rendered to fit in with the style of the surrounding homes. "We had an honest held belief it was lawful", Stephanie and Stuart told Birmingham Live.

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