British woman, 75, loses her dream Spanish home after 13-year legal battle over a wall built by her neighbour - whose family now OWN her £250,000 property
A British pensioner has lost her dream home in the sun over a decade-long legal dispute over a boundary wall with her neighbours, whose family have now taken over the property. Margaret Townley, 75, claims she has been the victim of a miscarriage of justice after being forced to walk away from the house on which she has spent more than €300,000 (£257,347). The retired social worker, from Bath, has handed the keys to her neighbour after a vicious 13-year legal battle. Margaret Townley, 75, claims she has been the victim of a miscarriage of justice after being forced to walk away from the house Townley and her Chilean husband Roberto had first purchased their plot above Salobrena on the Costa Tropical in Granada in 2002 She said she believes corruption and fraud has caused the loss of her retirement home in Salobrena, Granada. Her nightmare began after she got into a legal battle with her builder neighbour over a dodgy collapsed boundary wall, which led to a judge ordering the house to b