A Paisley mum has lambasted a developer after it withdrew from the sale of a home – but held on to her deposit and cash paid for fixtures and fittings. Julie Nicol paid Kingston Residential (KR) £2,000 in July 2021 to secure a three-bed home due to be constructed on Broadlie Road, Neilston, by December of that year.
She later handed over an additional £7,000 for the kitchen in the property, as well as flooring and extra fittings. However, Julie was left devastated when, after several delays, KR notified her through her lawyer that it was withdrawing from the sale and, as a result of a clause in the contract, was holding on to her £2,000 deposit.
Directors then informed Julie and the other four buyers of properties on site that they could re-buy the homes for an additional £40,000. Julie refused and in the intervening five months has been unable to get the £7,000 returned to her.
