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Retired couple loses £45k in neighbor fence feud

Retired couple loses £45k in neighbor fence feud

A retired couple, Graham and Katherine Bateson ended up spending their life savings—£45,000—because they got into a long legal fight with their late neighbor, Wendy Leedham, over a fence.

Aug 30, 2024
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A retired couple, Graham and Katherine Bateson ended up spending their life savings—£45,000—because they got into a long legal fight with their late neighbor, Wendy Leedham, over a fence.

Back in 1987, when the Batesons bought their house in Snettisham, Norfolk, they were told the driveway was shared. But in 2019, Leedham suddenly d…

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