'It's devastating': Old wedding chapel stranded in holding yard
A NSW woman who saved a chapel from ruin is now watching it rot away in a holding yard after her relocation builder's business went into liquidation.
Beverley Ridsdill-Kenny saved the Logan chapel from demolition plans during a Queensland government land resumption, and hoped to relocate it as an extension of her Northern NSW property.
Using $80,000 of her superannuation, Ridsdill-Kenny purchased the chapel from Arthur Redhouse of House Relocation Queensland, signing two contracts - one to buy the chapel and a second to relocate.
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Beverley Ridsdill-Kenny hoped to relocate the chapel as an extension of her Northern NSW property. Nine
While he honoured the first one, the move stalled over the relocation agreement.
"I could not get an answer to my phone, I could not get an answer to my text, I emailed," she said.
Twelve months on and the chapel is sitting in a holding yard 142 kilometres away, barely recognisable.
"It's devastating, you know like it's my superannuation, that's it - bye bye," Risdill-Kenny said.
And she's not the only one who has locked horns with Redhouse.
Twelve months on and the chapel is sitting in a holding yard 142 kilometres away, barely recognisable. Nine
Louise Hodgson and her partner Barry claim they are living homeless because of Redhouse.
Recently retired, last year they paid him $70,000 for a relocatable home.
Despite receiving council approval in April and paying the required deposit for relocation, they've found themselves living out of their car and sleeping in a tent.
Like Ridsdill-Kenny, Hodgson claims Redhouse went to ground after she paid for her property in full, with a row erupting over the relocation contracts.
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Louise Hodgson and her partner Barry claim they are living homeless because of Redhouse. Nine
"It kept getting delayed, I was getting suspicious. I thought, what's going on?" Hodgson claimed.
"It just keeps taking longer and longer and no communication."
Then, in November, Redhouse informed the couple the company was going into liquidation.
His customers claim he's referred them to a third party contractor to finish his job, but they could be charged more than the original quotes.
Ridsdill-Kenny purchased the chapel from Arthur Redhouse of House Relocation Queensland Nine
"I'm so desperate to get it on the land that I forbid myself to envisage it not being here," Ridsdill-Kenny said.
"I absolutely forbid myself."
A spokesperson for liquidator Worrells said Redhouse's company "holds insufficient assets to reimburse its customers".
FULL WORRELLS STATEMENT
Has the company provided you with a reason homes have not been delivered?
Upon our appointment, the company held insufficient funds to continue trading.
Our office is in the process of contacting the company's customers to advise them of our appointment.
Will customers who have paid for a home and never had it delivered to their property be reimbursed?
Whilst our investigations into the company are ongoing, based on the information held to date the company holds insufficient assets to reimburse its customers.
Customers are encouraged to contact Worrells to confirm their current contact details and ensure they receive our future reports to be updated on the liquidation process.
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