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High Court Dismisses Pensioner’s Appeal in £280,000 ‘Dead Space’ Dispute

A forthcoming hearing will determine how much of her roughly £280,000 bill goes to her neighbours after the High Court dismissed her appeal.

The small gap between the two homes caused a dispute that lasted seven years.
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Overview

  • High Court judge Sir Anthony Mann upheld the Mayor’s and City County Court’s 2023 boundary ruling in favour of Dr Jyotibala Patel and Vasos Vassili.
  • Mann rejected Christel Naish’s challenge to historic conveyance interpretations and branded the fight over a few inches of “dead space” as “not worth arguing about.”
  • The appeal added more than £30,000 to Naish’s legal costs, bringing her total liability to about £280,000.
  • Naish’s separate appeal against the 65% cost apportionment awarded to her neighbours remains pending and will be heard at a later date.
  • Judges at both county and High Court levels have warned that minor boundary disputes can incur disproportionate legal fees and strain neighbour relations.