A disabled woman and her husband have lost their battle with the NHS to remain living in their home of 20 years.

Plans for a new NHS development at West Park Road are forcing Christine England, 58, and her husband John, 56, out of their home, which is rented to them by the NHS.

After an ongoing court battle, Mrs England was told they would have until May 6 to move out of their home, or face eviction.

She said: “We have never disputed that it’s their house but we have lived here a long time.

“We both work for the NHS and I think it’s very wrong the way they have gone about it.

“When we came here we were told we would have this house until we retired.”

Mrs England, a clinical support nurse at the outpatient clinic at West Park, is registered disabled and suffers from blocked arteries, which affects mobility.

Her husband John, 56, also works for the NHS as a driving supervisor. Between them they have 70 years of NHS service.

The couple have been offered temporary accommodation at an NHS nursing home in West Park, which they said was an “insult”.

Mrs England said: “They offered us two rooms in a nursing home, but it’s not comparable to the house. I’d rather sleep in the car than live there.”

After contacting Epsom and Ewell Council, the couple were told that only once they were homeless would they be considered as vulnerable, but still the council could not promise their needs would be met.

The couple are currently looking for private rented accommodation.

Mrs England said: “We know we are going to have to move, but I just feel angry at the way we have been treated.”

A spokesman for Epsom and Ewell Council said: “A range of alternative options were discussed and the council is currently working with Mr and Mrs England to find and secure alternative accommodation in the private rented sector through the council’s rent deposit scheme.”

A spokesman from Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust said: "In recent years we have moved away from being landlord to our staff and reduced the number properties we manage in order to invest in a better environment for people who use our services.

"We are extremely sensitive to our tenants’ circumstances but the bigger picture is that subsidising staff accommodation like this means less is spent on frontline care.

"In this particular case, we have offered extensive support to ease the transition, giving the tenants almost a year to find alternative accommodation and voluntarily extending this notice period more recently."