Penniless former rock star has locked himself in the ATTIC of his recording studio at his country home - to protest against a mortgage company trying to repossess his property.
Mervyn Spence (corr), 55, took the drastic step after he was unable to meet the £1,400-a-month repayments with Britain's biggest building society Nationwide. The former bass player with Wishbone Ash - who had a string of hits in the 1970s - said the company had refused to cut the 5.5 per cent interest rate he has been stuck with since 2008. The father-of-two even sold two of his prized guitars in 2010 to keep up with his repayments before he fell further behind in 2013. Nationwide then took him to court in January last year and a judge ruled they had the right to sell the two-bedroom detached house in Lichfield, Staffs., where he lives on his own. The building society sent a "team of heavies" to clear out the £225,000 property and lock the front door last week. But Mervyn is refusing to budge and has been holed up in the attic of the house's barn conversion, which he uses as a recording studio, since Thursday (22/1). Friends are helping the former rock star stay topped up with food while he keeps himself entertained by writing songs on his guitar. Yesterday (Tue), Mervyn claimed he had been "scammed" by Nationwide and said he would stay at his home until he was dragged out.