A millionaire property developer and his wife, Michael and Carol Gatt, are suing Barclays Bank for £3 million after claiming that a simple bank error caused them 'complete ruination'.
The Daily Mail reported that the couple were left living in a bungalow on a building site in the shadow of their former home, the £4m Melksham Court.
Mr and Mrs Gatt, both 65, claim Barclays wrongly told credit reference agencies that Mr Gatt was over his agreed overdraft limit, ruining their credit rating and killing their business.
GLN Holdings Ltd, the Tunbridge Wells-based development company they had run for 22 years, went under, they lost their livelihood and were left effectively penniless.
Out went much of the couple's furniture to pay their debts, as well as their fleet of high-value cars, which included a Ferrari, Bentley and BMW X3.