![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/inside-the-six-year-neighbour-fence-row-that-saw-couple-lose-160k/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/newspress-collage-23029023-1689154949882.jpg&description=FENCED OFF Published : 10:54, 12 Jul 2023 Updated : 10:54, 12 Jul 2023 A COUPLE lost £160,000 in a six-year neighbour fence fight that wiped thousands off the value of their home. Gary and Kerry Hambling were embroiled in a heated battle with "neighbours from hell" to tear down a 6-foot high fence of their dream country home in Suffolk . 4 Gary and Kerry Hambling embroiled in a battle with their 'neighbours from hell' 4 The Wakerlys erected a six-feet fence to stop their neighbours from 'trespassing' Credit: Champion News 4 The neighbours then slammed the pair for using their land Credit: SWNS The couple had been feuding with neighbours Garry and Jenny Wakerly over access to their home for about six years. But, after splashing around £160,000 on legal bills the Hamblings lost their fight. The wealthy family, which owns a utilities installation company, bought their Garden Cottage in 2015. The four-bedroom dream country home included a quarter of an acre of gardens, its own stable and a two-acre field. But the half-million home was yards away from their neighbours' drive. The bitter row kicked off when they started using the field as a "car park" for "vans and trucks". The neighbours then slammed the pair for using their land. They claimed the Hamblings weren't allowed to cross the driveway to access their house as they had their own right of way to get to their home. The Wakerlys accused their neighbours of "trespassing" and had the six-foot fence installed . It lined their driveway, and cut off access to their front door. The Hamblings were furious as the fence "boxed them in" and forced them to access their field through a dangerous highway. "They are bullies. They are neighbours from hell," Mr Hambling slammed. "When the fence was first put up the kids were young and were having to walk along the 60mph road." The couple decided to take their neighbours to court labelling their actions as "monstrous". However, in 2021 the judge at Norwich County Court ruled in fav){kind=link}
A COUPLE lost £160,000 in a six-year neighbour fence fight that wiped thousands off the value of their home.
Gary and Kerry Hambling were embroiled in a heated battle with “neighbours from hell” to tear down a 6-foot high fence of their dream country home in Suffolk.
The couple had been feuding with neighbours Garry and Jenny Wakerly over access to their home for about six years.
But, after splashing around £160,000 on legal bills the Hamblings lost their fight.
The wealthy family, which owns a utilities installation company, bought their Garden Cottage in 2015.