Sparky loses his battle with cancer
plumber just two days later, honouring jobs for loyal customers.
He said: “You’d be bored not working. I want to stay grounded.”
The family celebrated their £14,671,343 win with a £45 delivery of pizzas from Domino’s and Alison splashed out on a £300 designer handbag.
Rab and his wife were oblivious that their landlord was a multi-millionaire. He said: “John regularly came to our door during the rental period, requesting entry to check heating systems, boilers, the cooker etc.
“He also turned up with painters and decorators to measure up for redecoration of the house prior to us leaving.
“At the end of the three-month lease, we moved out and found that he was taking £180 from us for a skip he had to hire to get rid of stuff that supposedly belonged to us.”
Doherty claimed he had to stump up for the skip to dispose of items left behind by the couple, including a broken tumble dryer, garage shelving, concrete slabs in the garden and more items in the loft.
But the couple say anything left in the house belonged to Rab’s mother and the issue should have been raised at the time of the sale of the home. They insisted that two skips at the house after they moved out were both seen to contain materials from the renovation of the house.
Rab said: “When he bought the house, he bought it lock, stock and barrel from my mother.
“He would’ve had the opportunity when he bought the house to do a final inspection and arrange with my mother’s legal representative if there was anything he wanted to be taken away.
“The stuff didn’t belong to us so why was he charging us as tenants?”
Rab’s deposit was held by Government-approved scheme My Deposits Scotland, who impartially investigate any dispute over cash between landlords and tenants.
After receiving notice of Doherty’s issue, Rab submitted his argument in writing and the remaining sum was released to the pensioner after no further action was taken by Doherty.
Paperwork from My Deposits Scotland said: “Unless the landlord can establish an entitlement to a payment from the deposit it belongs to the tenant.”
Rab said: “It has taken me four months to get £180 back.
“I wouldn’t deny the man if he was genuinely due money.
“Just because he’s a millionaire doesn’t mean money should be taken away from him, but some of the things said were not right.”
Doherty said he was right to seek payment for the skip but chose not to take the matter further.
He said: “I’m not going to comment on it because I’ve got photographic proof he did leave stuff. I just didn’t pursue it.” TRIBUTES have flooded in for a Celtic-mad teenager who won the heart of N-Dubz rapper Dappy and several other celebrities.
Mark “Sparky” Gallagher, 13, from Crookston, Glasgow, died from a brain tumour on Saturday, more than six years after he was diagnosed.
His mum Michelle was told at the start of the year that nothing more could be done for her son.
During his illness he was sent messages of support by Shameless star Jody Latham, sang with Susan Boyle, met most of the Celtic team including Scott Brown and got to meet his hero, Dappy.
Among those who paid tribute to Sparky yesterday were Lisbon Lion Bertie Auld, who visited Sparky last week. Actress Kathleen McDermott said: “My heart is breaking. Fly high.”
I find it astonishing that this man would try to gain this advantage