A woman has claimed that her garage was demolished by council workers without her permission causing her to lose thousands of pounds worth of property.
Annette Holliday's garage in Tuckers Road, Loughborough, was one out of four to be damaged when a nearby fallen tree was removed, prompting a report of asbestos debris at the site.
Charnwood Borough Council said the garages were "structurally unsafe" and therefore needed to be knocked down.
However, Holliday claims she wasn't notified of the demolition which occurred on May 22 and says she lost an estimated £5,000 worth of belongings.
"All I know is I've now got a square where my garage used to be", she told the BBC.
"This massive skip came and everyone's belongings went in there. Then everyone just disappeared, and there was no garage left."
Charnwood Borough Council has admitted it was wrongly identified as the owner of the garages at the time of the demolition.
A spokesman said: "It was determined the garages were structurally unsafe and a risk to life, contained damaged sheet asbestos, and needed to be demolished.
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Annette Holliday says her belongings were put in a skip after the council demolished her garage
"Fencing was placed around the garages and the contractor demolished the garages on May 22.
"At the time of demolition, it had been wrongly identified that the council was the owner of the garages.
"We have since spoken to the owner of the site, Mrs Holliday, and apologised for this error and for any inconvenience and distress caused.
"We are now reviewing our processes to ensure a similar situation does not happen again.
"Ultimately, the garages would need to have been removed as they were unsafe.
The garage in Tuckers Road, Loughborough, was demolished by the council on May 22
"However, where items such as electrical goods and soft furnishings may have become contaminated, they do need to be disposed of as they cannot be safely cleaned.
"The contractor was able to retain some items found in one of the garages.
"We are aware that a nearby tree was cut down by a third party, but the tree was not owned by the council, and it was not on council land."
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