A pair in Spain has been left devastated after they purchased a property however the proprietor has refused to maneuver out. The couple from Tenerife has been combating for greater than three years in courtroom in opposition to the earlier proprietor of the home.

‌José Miguel and Rosario had been in search of a home for a while once they discovered the right place in La Laguna (Tenerife).

The home had all the things that they had in thoughts - good location, an affordable value and an proprietor who, in precept, appeared prepared to promote. The preliminary transaction went easily and on 24 December 2019 they signed the sale and buy contract and shortly the nightmare started.

The vendor, a girl of Belgian origin, requested to be allowed to spend at the very least that night time there, to which they agreed with none issues.

‌However, the reply they obtained froze their blood: "Now I'll stay as a squatter for 10 years."

Rosario mentioned: “She started to make up excuses in order to stay, each time the excuses kept changing, always excuses until we saw that it was impossible to reach any kind of solution with her.”

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The couple have filed a number of complaints and have even gone to the Supreme Court. They have gained all of the proceedings, and the eviction date was even set for March of this 12 months.

Rosario added: “We had an eviction date that was postponed because of the court clerks' strike and we are waiting for a new date.”

He defined that within the meantime they must proceed paying: "We are paying the mortgage, the rent, the electricity bills. We pay absolutely everything except the water.

"The squatting girl additionally makes use of the social protect."

It has been three-and-a-half years since then and they're nonetheless combating a authorized battle in opposition to the girl.

The purchaser couple has taken over the mortgage debt, however they nonetheless can not enter their home.

Despite agreeing to pay the mortgage on the home and even handing over a cheque for 50,000 euros, the girl has refused to go away.

She argues that, as she is taking good care of Moroccan youngsters, she can not depart the home as a result of she considers that they'd be left unprotected.

Meanwhile, the couple has spent nearly 150,000 euros between the debt with the financial institution and the completely different bills concerned.

The couple informed Antena 3: “We bought the house because at the time we saw it as an excellent investment, for us it was like a peaceful retreat by the sea.

“The house needed a lot of repairs, it was full of things and very dirty, but it seemed like a good price and that's why we decided to go for it.”

The couple additionally blamed the gradual work on the justice system.

José Miguel mentioned: “She always claims to have a child in foster care and it is very difficult to evict her. Justice has given us the reason.

“I have lodged complaints with the juvenile prosecutor's office, the La Laguna Town Hall, and the social services. Nobody is doing anything. The slowness... It can't take three and a half years for them to give us what is ours.”

Additional reporting by Maria Ortega.