Dean Of The Church (Aka Btl Scum) And His New 90 Year Old Tenant

[ScaredEitherWay]

A 91-YEAR-old former nurse is frantic with worry after finding out her rented home is up for sale – on the day she moved in.

Nan Spalding was hoping to spend her final years in the terraced, sheltered house in Robartes Court, Truro, that is owned by the Dean of Truro Cathedral, the Rt Rev Christopher Hardwick, and his wife Linda.

But Nan only discovered the house was up for sale after the first of two removal vans had been unloaded.

She said: "It was the first I had heard of it. I was so shocked. But everyone here seems to have known."

She signed a contract for a six-month lease, believing it was a rolling contract and the short time period was a safety net for the owners in case they were lumbered with "some rogue" as a tenant.

Mrs Spalding said: "At 91 who would take an unfurnished house in sheltered accommodation for just six months? I don't know whether I'm going to get the heave-ho after six months or not. No one's telling me anything. A gipsy once told me I was going to live to 100, but with all of this going on I don't want to. I'd rather just slip away."

Letting company Premier Property Agents claimed the owners had not told them the house was up for sale.

Despite numerous attempts to speak to him, Mr Hardwick was not available for comment and his wife refused to comment when contacted by the West Briton.

Estate agent Stratton Creber confirmed this week that the house was on its books to be sold for £154,950.

Mrs Spalding is desperate not to be portrayed as a victim, but believes she should have been told it could not be her home for the forseeable future.

Mrs Spalding, whose last relative, her elder sister, died in 2001, said: "When I spoke to the letting agency in the first place I made it quite clear I was 91, coming on doctor's advice and it was my last port of call before I slip away. At no point did she tell me it was a short lease or it was up for sale."

A member of staff at Premier Property Agents, on Lemon Street, said they had been advertising the property since the previous tenant moved out in January 2009 and were not aware it was up for sale until after Mrs Spalding signed the tenancy agreement

B4st4rds. I swear, if I were rich enough I'd buy the damned thing just so she did have peace of mind! It's sheltered housing FFS.

http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/homepagenews/Pensioner-surprised-dean-selling-new-home/article-1925434-detail/article.html

[200p]

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/find.html?searchType=SALE&locationIdentifier=POSTCODE^883521&insId=5&radius=0.0&displayPropertyType=&minBedrooms=&maxBedrooms=&minPrice=&maxPrice=&retirement=&partBuyPartRent=&maxDaysSinceAdded=&_includeSSTC=on&x=42&y=11&sortByPriceDescending=false&primaryDisplayPropertyType=&secondaryDisplayPropertyType=&oldDisplayPropertyType=&oldPrimaryDisplayPropertyType=&newHome=&auction=false

One of these I think

[jfk]

B4st4rds. I swear, if I were rich enough I'd buy the damned thing just so she did have peace of mind! It's sheltered housing FFS.

http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/homepagenews/Pensioner-surprised-dean-selling-new-home/article-1925434-detail/article.html

Disgusting behaviour, poor woman.

Christopher Hardwick

Dean of Truro

Christopher has just taken up the post to be Dean of Truro having spent most of his ministry in the Worcester area. Not only is Chris one of the youngest Deans in the country, at the age of 47, but he has also had a 15 year career in Banking under his belt before training to become a Priest.

http://www.trurocathedral.org.uk/sea-side/hardwick.htm

Weaselly shits.... :angry:

Edited March 19, 2010 by jfk

[200p]

Money is a powerful motivator...

Grandma buried alive by property developers

http://www.housepricecrash.co.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=138213

[kilroy]

Disgusting behaviour, poor woman.

http://www.trurocathedral.org.uk/sea-side/hardwick.htm

Weaselly shits.... :angry:

Hahaha. Idiot. Do you really think that he left banking and recently took up the role as dean so that he could explicitly screw over a 91 year old. Or do you think that he had no idea this was going on? Expect it to be taken off the market and Nan offered a secured lifelong tenancy, and not because you called them "weaselly"...

[thombleached]

Mrs Spalding is desperate not to be portrayed as a victim, but believes she should have been told it could not be her home for the forseeable future.

"having said that..."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhyGlGgXMxY

[insidetrack]

There is a special pit of hell reserved for the Dean of Truro.

[doahh]

To be fair this was let through an agency and the Dean probably knew nothing of the fact that she planned to remain there until she died.

I am a little surprised though that the Dean did not issue a statement when asked assuring her that he would not sell the property or offering to pay all additional costs to move here safely and trouble free to another property. That is what I would have done and I would expect a Dean to be far more in tune that I am. On that basis I will say he does not deserve to hold his post and should immediately be replaced and demoted.

[munro]

This is extraordinary. Clearly you can take the man out of the bank - but you can't take the greedy b*st*rd out of the man. Should make anyone think hard about taking on ex-bankers in any socially useful function. Would be nice if this makes the national press.

He should be made to write an essay on the corrupting effect of finance on the soul, and then send it to that other son of the manse, Gordon "Prudence" Brown.

[RufflesTheGuineaPig]

This is extraordinary. Clearly you can take the man out of the bank - but you can't take the greedy b*st*rd out of the man. Should make anyone think hard about taking on ex-bankers in any socially useful function. Would be nice if this makes the national press.

He should be made to write an essay on the corrupting effect of finance on the soul, and then send it to that other son of the manse, Gordon "Prudence" Brown.

I wasn't aware there WAS a socially useful function for ex-bankers.

I suppose you could use them as filler for the concrete in hospital foundations?

[SMAC67]

You can never separate church and mamon. The love of money is THE defining characteristic of religion.

[tim123]

I don't get all this anger here.

It is almost certain that anyone buying the property will be doing so as an investment and will be happy to have a tenant in situ.

In most places there is almost never a shortage of sheltered accommodation available for immediate occupation so why would someone wanting one to move into buy one which was tenanted?

tim