On the other side of ‘the pond’ that is the Atlantic Ocean, the Brits don’t have a HUD Code, and so it’s more acceptable there if they want to call their version of our manufactured homes, a ‘mobile home.’
It wasn’t long ago when the Daily Business News reported on a conviction here in the U.S. for a stolen manufactured home that was recovered. For the case of ‘grand theft mobile’ home in the United Kingdom (UK), so far, the victim has had no such luck.
Sonia McColl, 70, was moving to the country. Her home was in a holding yard in Devon, England, when it as ‘pinched’ as some of the Brits like to call a theft, per the BBC.
McColl says she was “numb” and “totally devastated,” because her home was not insured when stolen.
The ten ton home was a 40er, and valued at 30,000 pounds, or $40,171.50 in U.S. dollars at today’s exchange rates.
The widowed woman is now homeless, just 2 weeks before Christmas.
Police are urging anyone with tips should contact the Devon and Cornwall PD. ## (News, analysis, and commentary.)
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