Teacher sells £250k cottage for £2
A teacher sold her cottage worth £250,000 for just £2 to prevent it from being seized by a court following a row over roof tiles.
Rekha Patel, 43, was evicted from the Grade II listed cottage in Simmondley Village, Glossop , in June after a feud with her neighbour ended up in court.
She spent thousands renovating the cottage, which was renamed Patel Cottage, and turning it into her dream home.
But Rekha ended up in a dispute with her neighbour over damage to antique roof tiles during the works.
Rekha, a teacher at Glossopdale Community College, was taken to court where she was served with a bill of £72,000 for the damage.
She was later served with an eviction order when she did not pay the fees, but has since been back living at the house.
Rekha has now sold the house to t...