Do you feel sorry for them?

Sorry it was Granjura I know Janer has spoken of Lincs before

I suspect the DM can see a bit more mileage in this story. There are lots of people in danger of losing their homes due to financial problems. If the fund keeps growing I predict a backlash.

They must be rubbing their hands watching the total grow.

JaneR refers to Lincs and property prices.2 years ago my friends downsized to the Lincs coast and got a really nice detached 3 bed dormer bungalow,on a good transport route, nice garden and 10 mins to the sea for £129.000. Apart from the area which would not suit me, I could move into the property tomorrow and be very happy with itSome peoples aspirations far outway their situation.

Am I wicked to hope that this "annexe" is <whisper> a garage ? !

Thank you granjura. Looking back it was very scary not knowing what tomorrow might bring, but we sold our house, sorted out our finances, and bought where we now are and at last felt safe again. It's lovely countryside where we are, and people are kindness itself. We belong to our local rambling club, and I belong to the local W.I, so we are as my granddaughter would say 'good'!!

What a pair! I expect they phoned the DM themselves and have received a fee for their 'story'.
There are areas in the north west/east where they could buy a 2 bed terrace for £60,000 and live easily on his pension. I suspect Mrs x has fallen foul of the pension changes. She's 62, so won't get her state pension for some years yet.

I think someone has offered them free accommodation in an annex to said someone's house in the New Forest! Hope it comes up to their social expectations!!! Also hope that whoever the benefactor is doesn't get landed with them!! After all, they haven't got a clue as to who they are, what they're like or their real motive! Bit of a risk I'd say!!!!!!

Good on you nigglynellie- bravo. I can never fathom why people who are homeowners and fall on bad times are supposed to realise that moving away to a cheaper area to cut down expenses, etc- is the way to go. But not when dependent on the State. It must have been very hard for you- but you made the best of it. Applause and bonne chance.

Airport people will be on the look out for them now.

Wonder how the DM got hold of the story.

The fund has raised over £4,000 now. Add in a fee from the DM and they'll soon have that bank loan paid off!!

I don't feel even remotely sorry for them. We too went through a very difficult financial time about three years ago. We moved out of the area we were living in and downsized drastically and now live in a Parks Home. We have fantastic neighbours, and can live quietly on our modest pension without any worries. It can be done without shouting from the rooftops and preying on other people. I think they're quite pathetic, need to reorganize their finances and get a grip.

Maybe a nice little fee from the DM too?
Bah humbug!

We do know people who have lost vast sums over the years and thought 'easy come, easy go'. We have never had that much to lose.

It always reminds me of the story of the tortoise and the hare.
DH and I are like a pair of tortoises.

I feel sorry for them because it is obvious neither of them has any common sense or forethought.

They said they don't think the staff at Heathrow realise that they are living there - well they do now!

I don't feel sorry for them at all. Live in an airport when you are paying £300 to store your possessions? Bonkers.

Feel sorry? More like exasperation when so many are suffering far worse hardship. DM probably paying them several thousand for the story, possibly more.
Profligate behaviour and now they're expecting others to feel sorry for them?
Certainly not contributing to fund!

They pay £300p/m for storage. £400 in b&b charges over a 4 wk. Period. That's £700. They could lower their sights and afford a modest flat. She would then qualify for £70p/w jobseekers allowance. Take into consideration buying food at outlets in Heathrow, thats no cheap undertaking. Do I feel sorry for them? Yes. They're stupid. Will I be donating? No, then I would be stupid.

What are you suggesting about the DM, granjo?

It would be interesting to know how the Daily Mail caught on to their story and how much they are paying them for it. Any normal person would have too much self respect rather than having their misfortune spread over two pages of the Mail.

I guess I feel sorry for them in being so incompetent. Other than that, no I don't.

I can find no sympathy for them whatsoever. For my friend whose Equitable Life pension went down the pan so that she was living on her OAP alone -yes; for my cousin whose husband left her and gives her a princely £100 a month maintenance and who is too crippled with arthritis to continue her work as a carer/home help -yes; for young families desperate to provide a secure home for a young family who are scrimping and saving to try to raise a deposit for a house -yes; but for a couple who can run through all that money and who still have a reasonable income but can't take responsibility for their actions?

Not Pygmalion likely!

Just looked for 1 bedroom flats in Lincolnshire, as prices are quite cheap there- and there are many in the 64 to 70.000 range. That would have left them with 110.000 after expensses to pay debts and get back on their feet- and they could manage ok on their income there.

Well yes, I do feel sorry for them. Would be hard not to- but they do seem to be their worst enemies. With the 190.000 they had from the last house, they could have bought a 1 bed flat for less than 100.000 in many parts of the country- settled down and be able to look for jobs and or state help- etc.

I certainly would not pay into their help fund, I'm afraid.

Their story is so full of holes, it literally beggars belief.