RESIDENTS in a village say they have been forced out of their homes after boxing legend Barry Hearn promised to buy their town.
Locals in the tiny hamlet of Trevalga, Cornwall, say their rented homes have been allowed to fall to pieces since the estate went on the market for £15.75million last year.
Others claim they were forced out of homes which have then been left empty – potentially making it easier to sell without tenants.
Hearn, 75, has visited the hamlet twice last year and introduced himself to locals, promising to keep things as they are.
He said: “I’m probably the best news these tenants have had because I want to keep it the way it is.”