Last resident on Scottish 'ghost town' estate vows to stay until council pays him
dailyrecord.co.ukA retired banker is the last person residing on a Scottish "ghost town" estate.Nick Wisniewski, 66, currently lives on Stanhope Place in the North Lanarkshire town of Wishaw.
The estate is due to be demolished, but Wisniewski refuses to leave.The former TSB bank worker has no neighbours, with Stanhope Place's final 200 residents moving out in December 2023.
The other 128 flats within the eight blocks are now empty and are set to be knocked down.However, despite North Lanarkshire Council attempting to buy Wisniewski out, he refuses to relocate.
According to the resident, officials have offered him £35,000 and two years' rent somewhere else if he moves.Wisniewski has rejected offers as he states the money would not be enough to buy somewhere else.
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