Pensioner evicted from dwelling in five-year boundary dispute with neighbour ‘disgusted’ after it’s put up on the market at discount £325,000
A pensioner evicted from her home following a five-year boundary dispute with her neighbour said she is ‘disgusted’ after it was put up for sale for a cut price £325,000.
Jenny Field lost her three-bedroom detached property in a smart cul-de-sac after she failed to pay neighbour Pauline Clark’s £113,000 legal bill.
A county court judge issued a repossession order that gave Mrs Clark, 65, the authority to sell her neighbour’s property.
Once the sale goes through she will receive what she is due and Ms Field will get the remainder.
Mrs Clark’s solicitor previously said there was enough equity in the property at Hamworthy in Poole, Dorset, to enable Ms Field to purchase a comfortable retirement property.
But evicted the 77-year-old says she expected the bungalow to be listed for much more than £325,000 and that there won’t be enough left for her after the sale.
She said of the asking price: ‘Is that all? That is disgusting. I was given the price of £375,000 to £400,000 by an estate agent.
‘This won’t leave me with enough money to buy a property. She is obviously doing it for a quick sale.’
Jenny Field prior to her eviction beside the fence dividing the two neighbours’ properties
The boundary between Ms Field’s bungalow on the left, and Mrs Clark’s on the right was at the centre of a five-year dispute
Neighbour Pauline Clark, pictured leaving Bournemouth County Court last September, said the bungalow had been valued by three estate agents
Ms Field said she would write to the judge to ask him to intervene and ensure the property is advertised for sale at the market value.
But Mrs Clark, 65, told the Daily Mail she had the house valued by three different estate agents and the sale figure reflects those valuations.
The row between Ms Feld and Mrs Clark, a widow, centred on the placement of a party fence put up by Mrs Clark in 2020.
Ms Field claimed her neighbour moved the fence 12ins onto her land when it was installed.
So she hired her own contractors two months later and had the 6ft fence taken down and repositioned to reclaim ‘her land’.
The matter ended up in court with Ms Field losing.
Initially Ms Field’s legal bill was about £13,000 but it escalated to the six-figure sum when she has repeatedly challenged the ruling and failed.
The bungalows overlook a green with trees in the quiet cul-de-sac
A removal firm cleared out pensioner Jenny Field’s belongings last month
The three-bedroom bungalow is now empty and on the market for £325,000
She was given three months to pay the money otherwise her home would be repossessed and sold from under her.
In December Ms Field made one last attempt to have the ruling overturned by claiming her neighbour’s case had been fraudulent. A judge described that claim as ‘totally without merit’.
On January 26 bailiffs turned up in the usually peaceful Dean Close and evicted Ms Field. She was then given until mid-February to move all her belongings out otherwise they would be dumped.
After being made homeless Ms Field initially stayed in a nearby hostel but is now living in a friend’s flat while her belongings are in storage.
Mrs Clark said: ‘I’m just following the court order and that’s it. I have had three valuations that came in around £325,000. I’m selling the house for what it’s worth.
‘It was never going to be an easy sale because of the dispute, which she (Ms Field) is responsible for.’
Ms Field’s old home is being sold by local estate agents Palmer Snell.
Photos on Rightmove show an empty shell with laminate flooring throughout and the window blinds still hanging.
The agents are advertising with no forward chain and a guide price of £325,000. They state: ‘A three-bedroom detached bungalow situated in a quiet cul-de-sac in Hamworthy, within walking distance to local amenities and bus routes.
‘The accommodation comprises entrance hall, spacious living room, kitchen, shower room and three bedrooms with bedrooms one and two benefitting from fitted wardrobes.
‘Further benefits include driveway to the front, private low maintenance rear garden, garage in a block, uPVC double glazing and gas central heating.’
Ms Field has previously stated that she intends to move out of the area as it has become ‘toxic’.
She said: ‘I should have taken the chance to move out ages ago but I stayed in the area and modernised my property. I made it really nice.
‘I want to move right out of the area completely. My children have told me to get out of the area as it’s toxic.’
Palmer Snell said they could not comment on the matter.
