Council demands £360,000 from flat owner after wrongly selling him two-bed flat for half price

A homeowner has been told to pay £360,000 or face losing his home after the council mistakenly sold him a £700,000 flat -- at half price. Antony Zomparelli, 54, bought his two-bed flat from Islington Borough Council for £340,000 in 2014. But two years later the council wrote to the security guard, admitting they had accidentally undercharged him because they thought the home only had one bedroom. Dad-of-four Antony was unable to fork out the difference - so the council is taking him to court to reclaim ownership of his flat or the money they claim he owes.