An estate agent in Torquay, Devon, is reported to have been left with a £200,000 court bill after losing a legal dispute with her millionaire neighbour over a hedge. The defendant, Sarah Douglas, 57, moved into a hilltop property in 2017 and the case concerned the hedge maintained on or near the boundary between the homes.
According to reports, Douglas’s house is valued at around £700,000 and is described as offering extensive sea and coastline views. Outlets differ mainly in how they frame the dispute—one highlights her status as an estate agency boss and the scale of the costs, while another focuses on the size of the overall bill and the setting of an “idyllic” seaside town. Across coverage, however, the central facts are the same: the hedge dispute goes to court and Douglas is left with substantial costs after losing the case. The neighbour is described as a former rally driver and is characterised as wealthy by multiple outlets.
