A DISPUTE over a housing development which left dozens of families homeless for nearly four months has finally been settled.
Earlier this month the Courier & Observer told how Bob and Pam Fuller had been living in cramped, temporary accommodation with their two children since August.
They had hoped to move into the newly built Anchor Cottages development in Blindley Heath in the summer but discovered two days before the move that it had been called off.
At the time, Affinity Sutton – the landlord of the Eastbourne Road site – and Tandridge District Council said a legal dispute over the responsibility for drainage meant the completed housing development would remain empty.
Now after four months of what has been described by Mrs Fuller as "mental torture", the keys have been handed over and the families are in their new homes in time for Christmas.
The Fullers were among a crowd of proud homeowners who moved in last Wednesday.
Mr Fuller said: "It's all worked out well for us now; the houses are all really nice and it's just the right size for us.
"We're going to get our daughter a new desk for her room so she can do her homework and now our son can live here for a bit before he joins the Army."
The couple were also quick to thank Godstone councillor Rosemary Thorn, who they said had fought hard for the families to get them all to this point.
On seeing her constituents finally moving into their new homes after months of angst and worry, Councillor Thorn said: "I'm elated that it's over.
"There seems to be a nice village feeling here already."
The remaining owners moved into their new homes over the weekend.
