Couple Wins Lawn Dispute, Secures Green Space

0:00On March 6th, a couple in Surrey has won a court fight over a tiny 8-by-3-foot patch of lawn outside their 1,300,000 pound home. Gardening enthusiasts, Liz Dobson and Andrew Plemming, both 60, prove long-term use against their millionaire neighbors who remove plants and, placed a gnome there, the neighbors, Allison Unstead and her husband Darin moved next door in August 2022 and quickly claimed the strip at the end of, both driveways. Meanwhile, Liz and Andrew had mowed, raked, and planted on it for years, treating it like their own garden space. Locals in leafy dorking, washed as the disagreement escalated to tribunals. The couple first lost at the lower level, where judges said their control only started in 2018, not long enough for legal ownership. On appeal this week, the upper tribunal overturned that, finding Liz and Andrew in possession since at least 2002. The judge noted their steady care, like adding herbs and topsoil, showed clear intent with

1:01no past objections. Now the land registry must approve their claim, securing the spot for good, and settling this neighborhood tussle over a sliver of green. Now the land registry must approve their claim, securing the spot for good, and settling this