A row between a council and the 'last man standing' on a housing estate set for demolition is to be decided by the Scottish Government.

Retired bank worker Nick Wisnewski, 68, has been living on his own in the derelict Stanhope Place buildings for three years.

He is the final resident there amid North Lanarkshire Council plans to demolish the estate and build 300 new homes.

(Image: Image: Katielee Arrowsmith, SWNS) The buildings in Wishaw in Scotland once contained around 200 residents in 128 flats and are set to be demolished as part of a regeneration project.

But Nick says their offers to buy him out haven't been good enough for him to give up his home - and he won't budge.

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He turned down offers of £35,000 and £40,000 from the council to buy it back and claimed it would not allow him to purchase a new home.

Councillors have agreed to promote a compulsory purchase order for the flat.

(Image: Image: Katielee Arrowsmith, SWNS) (Image: Image: Katielee Arrowsmith, SWNS) The dispute is now set to go before the Scottish Government.

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It will assess the case and also consider any objections before coming to a conclusion.

The council say they are continuing to work with him to bring the stand-off to an end.