Couple live in a caravan as home move-in date is delayed eight times

A furious couple was forced to spend nearly a year living in a caravan after the move in date for their new dream home was delayed eight times by builders.

Rob and Irene Callan, both 64, put a deposit down for their new Allanwater Homes three-bedroom semi-detached house in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, in 2017.

The pair, who have two children and were living in Larbert, Falkirk, were told they would get the keys for the new house one year later in August 2018.

Rob and Irene Callan spent almost a year in a caravan while the date to move into their new Allanwater Homes three-bedroom semi-detached house in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, in 2017

Rob and Irene Callan spent almost a year in a caravan while the date to move into their new Allanwater Homes three-bedroom semi-detached house in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, in 2017

Confident that date would be met, they sold their house in Larbert and moved into a caravan in Fishcross, Clackmannanshire, in March 2018.

The couple thought they would stay there for five months but following continued delays to their home, they were left stranded in the caravan until this January.

Allanwater Homes has now apologised to the couple and given them £3,000 worth of extras in their new home by way of compensation. 

Mr Callan said: 'We got mucked about so much with move-in dates. Obviously every time we got told November, for example, we thought: 'Right, just a few more weeks.'

Allanwater Homes has now apologised to the couple, who are pictured with their dog Skye, and given them £3,000 worth of extras in their new home by way of compensation

Allanwater Homes has now apologised to the couple, who are pictured with their dog Skye, and given them £3,000 worth of extras in their new home by way of compensation

'Then we got told again, and it was just that constant upheaval that was wearing us down.' 

Despite repeatedly complaining to Allanwater about the problems they were facing, Mr Callan claimed they were never fully told what the cause of the delays had been.

The senior facilities manager said: 'They would probably

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