Woman left homeless after council evacuate private flats amid safety fears

A woman claims she has been left with nowhere to go after being forced to leave her home over concerns.

Wendy Murray was given just hours to vacate her home on April 2 along with nine other residents when it was discovered that a gable end wall was precariously supported by a set of rusted pillars. After turning down "unsafe" accommodation offered by the council, the abrupt move has left the 59-year-old without a. She alleges that her company is refusing to step in until they receive more information about the reasons for the evacuation from .

Wendy claims that the council offered her a bed and breakfast as temporary shelter, but she has declined all emergency accommodation options – many of which she characterised as grimy drug dens.

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After-school care assistant Wendy, 58, told : "I've been dragged out of my home and I'm still not entirely sure why it came to this.

"I was offered accommodation in a B&B but I've been advised the options are simply unsafe for a 58-year-old woman. I feel literally sick at the thought that, at 58, I will have to live like that when I have done nothing wrong.

"I've stopped paying my mortgage because I need to ensure I have a roof over my head somehow."

It came after Storm Eowyn ripped off the front of the derelict John’s Bar in January, leaving exposed pillars bearing the weight of the building in Calton, Glasgow.

Wendy has been staying with a friend since being forced to move out, but is desperate not to become a burden.

She said: "I can’t go on like this. The council shut down my flat, put a metal door over my front door, and told me I can’t get back in. I left with a small ­suitcase and everything I own is in there.

"I don’t know what the repair to the building might involve and who is going to foot the bill. I have already been off work because of acute stress."

Wendy has been in touch with her insurer, mortgage firm and MP - but claims no one can offer any meaningful help, as the council has not given enough information of the work required or who is liable for repairs.

A spokesperson for Glasgow City Council told local media that their checks found severe corrosion to the beams and the collapse of floor areas, adding: "We recommend they consult their insurers over the matter to see if they have policy coverage.

"As with all dangerous buildings, the owners are responsible for repairs and they can’t move back in until that has been done. We are in the process of establishing full legal ownership to push this forward."