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Cancer Survivor's Home Faces Repossession Amid Health Crisis
13 Jul
Summary
- Family faces home repossession within two weeks due to £1m debt.
- Illness began in 2018 with lung cancer, sepsis, and respiratory failure.
- Family seeks pause in repossession pending NHS negligence claim.
A family in West Sussex is urgently seeking a "stay of execution" from lenders who are set to repossess their home in two weeks. The debt, amounting to £1m, accumulated after 71-year-old Paul Robinson became critically ill in 2018. Mr. Robinson was diagnosed with lung cancer, subsequently suffered from sepsis, and experienced respiratory failure. He has undergone fourteen life-saving surgeries. The family argues that any action regarding their property should be paused until their negligence claim against an NHS trust is resolved. They express concern that the repossession process could exacerbate Mr. Robinson's already precarious health condition, noting he relies on an oxygen mask most of the time. Lenders have stated that a full judicial process has already been completed regarding the debt. The NHS trust involved has indicated a desire to resolve the claim without undue delay. Mr. Robinson stated that losing his home of 15 years would be devastating, describing it as feeling "broken" and as if his life was "over."
