RESIDENTS facing eviction from an apartment complex in Newquay deemed structurally unsafe fear they could become homeless after struggling to find somewhere else to live.

Around 20 people served with a notice seeking possession at Aqua Blue Apartments who have to vacate by October 29 have so far not secured alternative accommodation.

Many tenants have either not been able to secure a flat due to the number of people looking or they have been priced out after discovering a one-bedroom monthly rentals in Newquay is now around £1,000 or more, which is 25 per cent more than what they pay.

Thirty-four tenants renting properties at Aqua Blue Apartments have been told they must leave by October so that a substantial redevelopment of the building can be carried out. The apartment complex, which was built in 2008, has become “degraded” after being “exposed to the elements.”

Owners Interceptor Opportunities Ltd are due to spend hundreds of thousands of pounds over several months fixing the roof, cladding and flooring.

The company has pledged the tenants will be given first refusal to move back into the properties once the repairs have been completed but many fear this could be unachievable if the rents are increased due to the cost of the repairs.

A spokesperson for the residents of Aqua Blue said: “All in all since 34 of us were served a signed notice seeking possession on June 24 to move out by October 29, 2026 a fortunate dozen have found new places to relocate to, while the rest of us have not despite filing numerous repetitive applications online with the local property agencies.

“New available one-bedroom monthly rentals in Newquay have now greedily jumped to over £1,000, which is 25 per cent more than we are currently paying.

“This is a rat race unfolding in front of our eyes. It feels like we are running in a circle with no real rest or final win.”

Many residents are baffled as to why they have to move out as similar repair work is being undertaken at the adjacent Surf Pods housing complex but no one living there has been served with eviction notices.

The spokesperson for the residents of Aqua Blue said: “Since the notice seeking possession was served on us the apartment building adjoining ours, Surf Pods, without warning erected scaffolding and commenced with a crew of workers noisily fixing its cladding without anybody having to move out. We understand their job will be completed by December 2027, which is over a year and yet we at Aqua Blue all have to move out but may be able to move back in later when all this is sorted out.”

Resident Barry Plechowicz added: “We are curious about the Surf Pods block of flats having extensive building work done but the occupants aren’t being evicted. I’d have assumed that Surf Pods were built at the same time as Aqua Blue and by the same company so figured they’d have the same building issues as Aqua Blue.”