A family say they have been left in turmoil for two years after a 'shocking' land dispute they were unaware of has stopped them from selling their home. When Linda Hoffman, 73, moved to put her house on the market in 2019 she was informed that roughly 400 square metres of land at her property doesn't actually belong to her, including a corner of her living room and some of her garden.
Linda and her husband, from Woodthorpe, had purchased a part of land from their neighbours in 2000 to build their own property, which was completed in 2003, Nottingham Post reports. The family were aware that the footpath in their garden did not legally belong to them and over the years had workers through their garden to access an old railway bridge nearby.
However, they were stunned to discover that more of their home was not theirs in March 2021. Despite a lengthy battle to find out who actually owns the land, the family are still struggling in their bid to find answers.
