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Catherine Furze & Reanna Smith

Pensioners claim luxury retirement apartment is actually a 'damp and smelly nightmare'

A couple who moved into their dream retirement apartment for an easier life have claimed it "has caused them nothing but stress, worry and anger".

Pensioners Jimmy and Susan Robson said they have been left trapped in a "nightmare" since moving into a property in The Old Registry in Morpeth, Northumberland in November 2021.

The couple paid £165,000 in cash for their one-bedroom apartment, which is among 12 homes that were created from the Grade II former council building and school rooms.

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