I’m last man standing on ‘ghost town’ estate – council offered me £40k to leave but I refused… now row has ramped up

 A ROW between a council and the “last man standing” on a housing estate set for demolition is to be decided by the government.

Retired bank worker Nick Wisnewski, 68, has been living alone in the derelict Stanhope Place buildings for three years.

The buildings are set to be demolished as part of a regeneration project[/caption]

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The retired bank worker has no plans of moving anywhere[/caption]

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Wisniewski disclosed that the Council offered him a flat with two years of free rent[/caption]

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The council wants to demolish 428 flats and replace them with up to 300 homes[/caption]