Paul Paterson (23), his partner Rebecca (18), and their one-month old daughter were told their new home in Strathmore Street, would be ready to move into in spring this year but a catalogue of problems means they are still living in a scatter flat in Kirkcaldy.

And the family are sick of the lack of communication and excuses they are being given by Fife Council.

Mr Paterson said: "In April the Council phoned us up and said they had a house for us but it would take four to six weeks until we could move in.

"However, we didn't hear anything from them and when I called back, they said it would take another four weeks.

"And now we heard that they have found asbestos in the flat, which is a major issue, and that there is something wrong with the electrics.

"We are stuck in this scatter flat, which is okay, but it is not our own and we can't use our own furniture and belongings.

"Plus our daughter is only just over one month old and she is not comfy in this flat, we want to move into our own home."

The couple have been to visit the Kinghorn house and believe it would be perfect for them, if the Council could sort out the issues and allow them to move in.

Mr Paterson is also keen to move to Kinghorn as he has family in the town.

He is also furious about the amount of money he has been forced to spend on making numerous phone calls to Fife Council in a bid to get the problems sorted out.

Fife Council admitted there have been a number of issues with the property but insisted these are currently being sorted out.

Senior manager John Mills said: "The main problem was that we needed to remove asbestos tiles from the property and in my opinion it has taken too long.

"But they have finished the removal now and we are just waiting for work to be completed on the electrics of the building. I am hoping that the property will be available for the family to move into in two or three weeks time."

Mr Mills added that asbestos tiles are often a problem with houses of this age and they have to be removed by specialists.