An Aussie family who lost more than $42,000 following the collapse of a tiny home company have had their hope restored in a surprising act of kindness. Dozens of families have been left in the lurch after Brisbane company My Little House fell into administration last month.
Paul and Kristene Bowley had spent months planning to build a granny flat in their backyard for their son, Sean, who lives with an intellectual disability. The Nambour couple had paid deposits and extra costs to My Little House before it entered voluntary administration on June 15.
So when the tiny home they paid for never arrived, the couple were left both emotionally and financially devastated, having taken out a $25,000 loan to fund the granny flat and now out of pocket more than $42,000.
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The couple’s story caught the attention of national provider Homes and Granny Flats, who reached out and offered a free replacement home to the couple.
“When we saw their story, we couldn’t just sit back and do nothing,” Homes and Granny Flats managing director Christopher Sarkis said.
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The tiny home arrived on truck and was craned into place. · Source: Supplied
The family was offered a 20 foot portable expander home.
“This wasn’t about a failed project; this was about a family trying to build a better future for their son,” Sarkis said.
“They had done everything right and were left in an incredibly difficult position. We wanted to give them certainty again and help restore some hope.”
The home is for the couple’s son, Sean, who was born with an intellectual disability. · Source: Supplied
The home was delivered by crane and fully installed at the family’s Sunshine Coast property on Tuesday.
“We felt incredibly grateful for the generosity and kindness and to be able to see the joy again in Sean’s face that he was actually getting his house, is a memory that will hold a place in our hearts,” the couple said.
The couple are one of many who have been impacted by the collapse of My Little House last month. · Source: Supplied Tiny home company collapses
My Little House and Container Domes and Shelters, owned by Liberty Oz Pty Ltd, were both placed in administration in June.
The company’s warehouse and website have now been closed.
The Bowley’s are one of many Aussie families who have been left blindsided by the tiny home business collapse.
Sunshine Coast couple Kerrie and Brendan Carney bought a tiny home for the 24-year-old daughter from My Little House.
The pair put down a deposit of more than $43,000 on the home in June last year, but the build kept getting pushed out until they found out the company had gone into administration.