Leeds nurse calls for law change after being left without a home when seller backed out last minute

By Rebecca Marano
Published 31st May 2021, 11:45 BST
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An intensive care nurse is calling for a change to property laws in England after being left without a home when a seller pulled out last minute.

Kirsty Mcenroe, 48, from Calverley, was in the process of buying a new home for herself and her son Jake, 13, after separating from her partner.

She found a house around the corner from the family home and says she was told by the sellers that they were looking for a quick sale as the house had been empty for a year.

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Subsequently, Kirsty, an intensive care nurse at St James' Hospital, accepted a reduced offer on her family home.

Kirsty Mcenroe and her son Liam were left without a home when the person they were buying a house from backed out at the last minute. Kirsty is now calling on laws to be changed to stop this from happening.Kirsty Mcenroe and her son Liam were left without a home when the person they were buying a house from backed out at the last minute. Kirsty is now calling on laws to be changed to stop this from happening.
Kirsty Mcenroe and her son Liam were left without a home when the person they were buying a house from backed out at the last minute. Kirsty is now calling on laws to be changed to stop this from happening.

However, Kirsty was left shocked and devastated, when the seller backed out of the deal, just ten days away from competition.

Miss Mcenroe said: "When we knew we had to move house my son Liam was devastated as he didn't want to move away from Calverley where all his friends are.

"Luckily, we found a house nearby that needed a lot of work doing but it was all I could afford and I was prepared to work on it until it was liveable.

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