Council sells home for £395,000 and throws in multi-million-pound school by mistake

Sukhjit Bains didn’t realise he had owned a school for 11 years (Picture: Andrew Lloyd)

A man who bought a house from the council for £395,000 was astounded when he got an unexpected two-for-one deal.

Businessman Sukhjit Bains purchased the three-bed home at auction from Birmingham City Council.

But as the purchase was being finalised, Mr Bains’ solicitor accidentally sent him the wrong type of paperwork and the council’s conveyancer mistakenly rubber-stamped docume...