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Couple at war with ‘monstrous’ neighbours after they put up a six-foot fence they say blocks their front door

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Published 21:08 1 Feb 2023 GMT

Couple at war with ‘monstrous’ neighbours after they put up a six-foot fence they say blocks their front door

The couple bought the house in 2015

Claire Reid

Claire Reid

A couple have been locked in a seven-year-old long battle with their neighbours after they put up a six-foot-tall fence they say blocks their front door.

Gary and Kerry Hambling bought their 17th-century semi-detached Garden Cottage in Suffolk for £600,000 back in 2015.

But the couple, who live with their three children, say their dream home has turned to a nightmare after becoming embroiled in a spat with neighbours Garry and Jenny Wakerly.

In 2016, the Wakerlys, who own the large estate next door, erected a six-foot (1.8m) fence along their private drive which lines the Hamblings' house.

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The Hamblings say this fence has cut off access to their front door from the drive, which they say they have legal access to.

They say the fence’s position means the only way for the family to access their field is by walking along the A1071 Hadleigh Road.

The couple also say the fence cuts off the views from the house to their field across the drive which was bought with the property and leaves the ground floor of their property in darkness.

The six-foot fence was put up in 2016.
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After years of going back and forth, the Hamblings took the matter to the Norwich County Court, Norfolk, but they lost and ended up £100,000 out of pocket.

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They have since appealed to the High Court against the decision and are awaiting judgment.

Gary said: "They're bullies. They are neighbours from hell. If we lose the case we'll stay. I don't like being bullied- they're not being reasonable at all.

"It's the worry and emotional stress that's taken its toll. Life is hard enough as it is. Kerry would probably cry talking about this.

"When the fence was first put up the kids (who are now 16, 18 and 20) were young and were having to walk along the 60mph road.

"That's not something we would have agreed to when buying the property.

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The Hamblings bought Garden Cottage for £600,000 in 2015.
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"The house is unsellable with the current situation. If we lose, at least we've tried."

The dispute now centres around the wording of the right of way which was set out when the Garden Cottage property was sold to an earlier buyer in 2001.

The wording says the Wakerlys' drive can be used for ‘access to the field not to Garden Cottage’.

The Hamblings have argued this is inaccurate.

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Seventy-six-year-old retired Wakerly, said: "Don't believe what Gary Hambling says.

"He's got a magic way of getting into people's minds to make them believe what he wants.

"I've been to court with him, arbitration with him twice, I know what he's like. That's all I'm prepared to say."

Featured Image Credit: SWNS

Topics: UK News, Home

Claire Reid
Claire Reid

Claire is a journalist at LADbible who, after dossing around for a few years, went to Liverpool John Moores University. She graduated with a degree in Journalism and a whole load of debt. When not writing words in exchange for money she is usually at home watching serial killer documentaries surrounded by cats. You can contact Claire at [email protected]

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