A nurse claims she was left £72k out of pocket after buying her dream caravan - only to discover six months later she was only going to get back a fraction of what she paid.

Katherine Upton, 48, remortgaged her house to purchase the £62k mobile home from a Haven holiday village in Sussex.

She spent an additional £10k on decking, intending to rent out the secondhand van for a small profit and to cover site fees.

But when her marriage broke down six months later, and the mother-of-one went to resell the caravan, she could allegedly only recoup £18k.

Haven claims they never offered Ms Upton a figure and declined a sale.