 outside London's High Court A multimillionaire couple is locked in a court fight with a pensioner neighbour who they accuse of setting fire to their garden fence and abusing their rich guests. Property tycoon Mark Randolph Dyer and wife Clare are suing 79-year-old neighbour David Baker, accusing him of "25 years' harassment" which culminated with the boundary fence between the gardens of their homes allegedly being set ablaze in June 2021. The Dyers, whose £2.6m house in Surrey has a swimming pool and tennis court and at one stage its own helipad, have since taken their neighbour to court. They have obtained an interim injunction, banning him from piling "combustible or explosive materials" near or against the wooden fence that separates them. They are seeking a permanent injunction against him and this week brought a bid to have him found in contempt of court and face possible imprisonment. Mr Baker "strenuously denies" setting the fence on fire and is fighting the claim, accusing his neighbours of being "utterly unreasonable". Mark and Clare Dyer's home, worth £2.6m ( Champion News) Former estate agent turned property magnate Mr Dyer and his wife, both 64, moved into their home in Brook Lane, Albury, near Guildford, in 1997. Since that date, they have made a total of 37 planning applications relating to their home and a large field at the back of their garden, which they also own, some of which were turned down or withdrawn following objections from neighbours. In 2007, the couple clashed with local council planners after they were found to have made a "permanent helipad" in the field, which they were told to remove via an enforcement notice. Matthew Haynes, for Mr and Mrs Dyer, told Mrs Justice Hill at the High Court this week that, after "a period of calm" lasting s){kind=link}
Mark Randolph Dyer and wife Clare are suing 79-year-old neighbour David Baker, accusing him of ’25 years’ harassment’ as they seek a permanent injunction against him in the High Court
A multimillionaire couple are locked in a court fight with a pensioner neighbour who they accuse of setting fire to their garden fence and abusing their rich guests.
Property tycoon Mark Randolph Dyer and wife Clare are suing 79-year-old neighbour David Baker, accusing him of “25 years’ harassment” which culminated with the boundary fence between the gardens of their homes allegedly being set ablaze in June 2021.
The Dyers, whose £2.6m house in Surrey has a swimming pool and tennis court and at one stage its own helipad, have since taken their neighbour to court.
They have obtained an interim injunction, banning him from piling “combustible or explosive materials” near or against the wooden fence that separates them.