London Dad’s Property Woes As Bus Driver Toilet Hinders Sale‌ ‌

Brett Kemp is outside of the house, which he is struggling to sell because a company is installing a toilet outside for bus drivers. TONY KERSHAW VIA SWNS.

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A dad is fuming after a portable toilet for bus drivers was placed outside his property, which he says will prevent him from selling.

At the end of July, Brett Kemp, 52, was “beyond shocked” when he turned up at his house in Purley, south London, and discovered that a toilet for Transport for London (TfL) bus drivers had been erected in front of it.

He said neither he nor the neighbors were warned or consulted about the toilet – which he alleged “stinks” and “looks truly awful”.

Kemp has been left “unbelievably stressed” by the situation. He wants to sell the property because he can no longer afford the £1,800 monthly mortgage payments.

But since the toilet was placed there he has only had two viewings – leading him to believe the house has been rendered “unsellable”.

Dad-of-two Kemp, who has an oven cleaning business, said: “I just couldn’t believe it. I was beyond shocked when I saw it.

“TfL put the toilet there without any consultation. There was no communication with me – or the neighbors. I think they only consulted with the school opposite.

“I think it’s disgraceful what they’ve done. None of them would like it if this was their house – but because it’s not them – they’ve just washed their hands of it.

“I wish they could understand that this is affecting someone’s life. It’s like living a nightmare.

“I am unbelievably stressed by it all because I need to sell the property. I can’t afford to keep paying a mortgage amid these high interest rates if no one is living there.