Judge Gives Couple 'Squatters' Rights' over Tiny 48cm Boundary Breach

Neighbours in four-year boundary war over 48cm

London couple lose battle with neighbours as kitchen gets 'squatters rights'

Judge rules in bitter dispute between neighbours in south London

Judge gives couple 'squatters' rights' over tiny 48cm boundary breach

Business power couple Susannah and Chris James have lost a four-year boundary battle over a 48cm 'sliver' of land after arguing their neighbour's kitchen extension breached their boundary.

Couple lose fight over 48cm of land after neighbours' kitchen 'squatters' rights'

Nobody noticed the boundary for 40 years due to thick vegetation at the back of the houses masking the border

Judge Grants Couple ‘Squatters’ Rights’ Over Tiny 48cm Boundary Encroachment

NewsFinale NewsFinale Journal A business couple have lost a four-year legal dispute over a 48cm strip of land after seeking to have their neighbours’ kitchen extension demolished for allegedly crossing the property boundary. Susannah James, a Cambridge-educated tax company director, bought the £600,000 semi-detached home in Surbiton, south-west London, in 2021. A year later, she launched a legal […]