Nightmare for Petworth writer as he sells his studio annexe by mistake

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When Petworth writer Terence Kearey discovered his studio had accidentally been included in the sale of his house, it was the final straw in his desperate struggle to meet the bills for his wife's health care.

Now 81 years old, Mr Kearey’s nightmare began seven years ago when his wife first started showing signs of dementia.

He was forced to sell their home and all the antique furniture in it to pay the £4,000 a month cost of her care. He moved into a one bedroom cottage close by which his wife owned.

But with repayments on a loan for her health care and after repaying the mortgage on the small cottage, the money from the house sale was running out fast.

So he decided he may have to sell the cottage and move into a studio annexe he and his wife had used for work.

But half the tiny studio had accidentally been included in the sale of the house which now had the only entrance.

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