Nick Wisniewski had hundreds of neighbors, but now he is the last man standing in a deserted residential area.
The 66-year-old has watched 128 apartments slowly vacate as part of a major redevelopment plan for the area. The last residents moved out in December.
Once bustling Stanhope Place in Whishaw, near Glasgow, is now littered with discarded rice cookers, mattresses and washing machines.
"It's like a ghost town now," said his retired TSB bank employee.
"It is very quiet and strange that there is only one person living here."
North He said Lanarkshire Council offered him his £35,000 and he moved In case he offered to pay rent for two years.
However, Mr Wisniewski intends to continue living in the apartment he purchased in 2017 under the Purchase Rights Scheme. Under this scheme, the government assisted municipal tenants to become homeowners.
Wisniewski believes there isn't enough money to buy somewhere outright.
He said, I'm worried because I don't know where he will live.
``I didn't work all my life to be robbed of my house when I was too old to take out other loans.It would be very difficult to leave my house.''
He hasn't had a "problem" yet, but Wisniewski says there is no security and the apartment said to be suitable for robbery.
A Council spokesperson said:
"While it is not appropriate to discuss specific financial details, we will ensure that residents are able to find suitable alternative accommodation, that they receive a fair deal, and that they We are working in accordance with our policy to support to get in touch with our news team.
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