The unwanted holiday homes owners can't give away

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width="976" height="549"> </span> <figcaption class="media-caption"> <span class="off-screen">Image caption</span> <span class="media-caption__text"> Wendy Barker says she has "tried to give away" her timeshare, "but nobody wanted it" </span> </figcaption> </figure><p class="story-body__introduction">Thousands of people desperate to get out of their timeshare contracts are currently unable to because it is far too complex and costly, the Victoria Derbyshire programme has been told. For some, it is like a "disease" they cannot get rid of.</p><p>"I thought it would be a suitable place for my disabled grandson to visit, because it was a bungalow that could sleep up to six," says Wendy Barker, describing the countryside holiday home in which she holds a timeshare.</p><p>A timeshare usually involves paying a one-off lump sum, plus annual maintenance fees, in return for being able to use the property for an agreed number of weeks each year, every year for life.</p><p>Wendy bought her timeshare with her partner Anne Jackson Blanchard in 2005.</p><p>For many years the couple enjoyed holidays at the lodge with their family, but Wendy says it has since turned into a burden - financially and emotionally.</p><div id="bbccom_mpu_1_2_3" class="bbccom_slot mpu-ad" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="bbccom_advert"> <script type="text/javascript"> /**/ (function() { if (window.bbcdotcom && bbcdotcom.adverts && bbcdotcom.adverts.slotAsync) { bbcdotcom.adverts.slotAsync('mpu', [1,2,3]); } })(); /**/ </script> </div> </div><p>"I tried to sell it, tried to give it away, but nobody wanted it. It's like a disease hanging over me."</p><figure class="media-landscape has-caption full-width"> <span class="image-and-copyright-container"> <div class="js-delayed-image-load" data-alt="Wendy Barker's holiday home" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180205174436oe_/https://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/1D66/production/_99862570_holidayhome.jpg" data-width="976" data-height="549"></div> <span class="off-screen">Image copyright</span> <span class="story-image-copyright">Wendy Barker</span> </span> <figcaption class="media-caption"> <span class="off-screen">Image caption</span> <span class="media-caption__text"> Wendy Barker bought her holiday home timeshare in 2005 </span> </figcaption> </figure><p>Predominantly in the 1980s and 1990s, timeshares were marketed as holidays without the hassle, and many investors were told their timeshares would increase in value and be easy to get out of, whenever they wanted.</p><p>But for many, like Wendy, this did not materialise. </p><p>Instead she has been left to pay the maintenance charges that come with the property, which have now increased to 拢900 per year.</p><p>"It was just constant," she says, "[them] wanting money, wanting money.</p><p>"I was like, 'I can't afford it, we are pensioners'."</p><p>As time passed the couple separated. Wendy retired and Anne's health deteriorated, meaning they were not able to use the home despite paying the charges.</p><p>Some companies allow timeshare owners to terminate agreements on request. Others only allow it if a person is sick, elderly or bankrupt. But Wendy's partner Anne was told she was not sick enough. In October, she died. </p><p>Wendy says worries over the timeshare "certainly didn't help" Anne's health.</p><figure class="media-landscape has-caption full-width"> <span class="image-and-copyright-container"> <div class="js-delayed-image-load" data-alt="Stephen McGlade" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180205174436oe_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/0CD5/production/_99858230_stephen2.jpg" data-width="976" data-height="549"></div> </span> <figcaption class="media-caption"> <span class="off-screen">Image caption</span> <span class="media-caption__text"> Solicitor Stephen McGlade says some timeshare companies are reluctant to terminate contracts </span> </figcaption> </figure><p>Industry representatives say up to 600,000 people own timeshares in the UK - and for many, it is a positive experience.</p><p>But Stephen McGlade from Sarah Waddington Solicitors says that when owners do want to terminate agreements, some timeshare companies are reluctant.</p><p>"Timeshares have a bad reputation," he explains, "so it's in the timeshare company's interest to keep them in their timeshare."</p><p>In some cases annual maintenance fees have increased by 400%.</p><p>Citizens Advice says last year it dealt with nearly 800 cases, including unfair selling techniques and confusing contracts.</p><p>Trading Standards says if a person wants to exit a timeshare they should contact the company they bought from directly - and in most cases, they will let a consumer leave. </p><p>However, if they do not - or there is a possibility you have been missold or want compensation - you can get legal advice, though that can cost money.</p><figure class="media-landscape has-caption full-width"> <span class="image-and-copyright-container"> <div class="js-delayed-image-load" data-alt="Andrew McNaught" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180205174436oe_/https://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/1416D/production/_99858228_andrew2.jpg" data-width="976" data-height="549"></div> </span> <figcaption class="media-caption"> <span class="off-screen">Image caption</span> <span class="media-caption__text"> Andrew McNaught says he was a victim of the "hot room" selling technique </span> </figcaption> </figure><p>Retiree Andrew McNaught bought a timeshare in Gran Canaria for nearly 拢8,000 in the 1990s. 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