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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Caitlin Cassidy

A proposal for a crumbling Sydney tower could free unit owners from debt – but leave others ‘effectively destitute’

Cliff and Veronica Baker photographed in shadows
Cliff and Veronica Baker were forced to leave their home in the Mascot Tower scandal nearly five years ago and have remained in limbo ever since. Photograph: Blake Sharp-Wiggins/The Guardian

When Veronica and Cliff Baker poured their life savings into purchasing a $1.1m three-bedroom penthouse in Sydney, they hoped it would be where they grew old and hosted their children and grandchildren.

They didn’t know that in 2019, they’d be evacuated from Mascot Towers in the city’s inner-south after cracks were discovered in the basement.

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