Moment neighbour ‘grabs’ 1.9m of garden & tears down next door’s shed in bitter land row while they’re on holiday

THIS is the moment a neighbour grabs 1.9m of garden and tears down shed in a bitter dispute, a couple claimed.

The heated land row came to a head when Rosa Bell, 67, and hubby Murray, 72, were away from their home in Tadworth, Surrey, on holiday in Australia.

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CCTV captures the moment contractors swooped in and tore down the garden shed[/caption]

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Builders were caught on camera working in the couple’s garden[/caption]

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There has been no legal ruling on who owns the disputed land in Tadworth, Surrey[/caption]

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Rosa and Murray Bell say they are ‘terribly frustrated’[/caption]

They watched in disbelief as contractors, hired by their neighbour, took down their fence and garden shed.

The Bells also caught the workmen, on home CCTV, cutting down an entire tree and shrubs, in December 2022.

The alleged “land-grab” was sparked after the couple applied for an extension.

Concerns were raised about their neighbour’s overhanging guttering pipe and garage wall.

But, Victoria and Michael Myers, who live next door, argue around 1.9meters of The Bell’s garden belongs to them.

They also alleged they were the ones being “harassed” by the Bells and told how they “won a court” ruling on the claim for damages.

Rosa had taken the matter to court but failed to win her case.

Meanwhile, surveys have come back “inconclusive”, with the council and police having refused to get involved.

And, there is still no legal ruling on who actually owns the disputed land.

Rosa alleged: “We were away visiting our daughter in Australia and could see them invading our property, cutting plants, trees, scrubs.

“We have tried to do everything to rectify. We have had surveys done and spent a lot of money – but these people have just taken the law into their own hands.

“There has been no consequences for them – they moved the shed and dumped everything in front of our kitchen patio doors.

“I don’t understand. This is a living hell. Our only option seems to be spending a fortune on solicitor’s fees to fight it.”

The couple moved into their three-bed property in the 1950s for £670,000.

But, the pair only met their neighbours when they applied for an extension to build a utility room and office.

Rosa claimed this is when “things started to go sour” after they complained about next door’s guttering hanging over their home.

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The neighbours claim they are the ones being ‘harassed’[/caption]

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A new fence which has been erected between by Rosa and Murray Bell’s neighbour[/caption]

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The Bell’s say the bitter row was sparked over an extension application they made[/caption]

She claimed “they were teasing us knowing we were so far away” as they watched workmen carry out the project.

The Bells reinstalled a fence after their new one had been removed, but this was later taken down by the Myers too.

When they jetted off on holiday in June, the same contractors returned to carry out the work.

Rosa told how they’ve forked out a lot of money on solicitors during the neighbour battle.

The Bells say they are “terribly frustrated” and allege the dispute is now affecting their ability to sell the house.

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Surveys have been ‘inconclusive’[/caption]

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Rosa and Murray’s neighbours’ garden after the ‘land-grab’[/caption]

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The Surrey couple say ‘it is a lot of land’ to lose[/caption]