Grandmother, 101, in bitter neighbour row as she's slapped with £1,500 bill

Grandmother, 101, in bitter neighbour row as she's slapped with £1,500 bill The grandmother claims that she "might be 101" but she knows the boundary for her fence that has caused high tensions between herself and her neighbours who made the replacement "in good faith" A 101-year-old grandmother has been slapped with a £1,500 bill after a bitter neighbour row. Nala Lipp, a woman who lives in the Gold Coast of Australia has lived at her home for nearly 60 years, and agreed to a new fence being put up for privacy and security. However, the location of the fence has caused high tension between the elderly woman and her neighbours. The partition has been placed in her neighbour's garden rather than on the boundary line. She told A Current Affair: "I might be 101, but I know what side of the fence I’m on." Although it may appear the grandmother has gained space from this, the positioning leaves a leftover patch which she claims was not part of the deal. Nala said she was happy to agree when her neighbour offered to replace the old fence at his own cost, describing it as a practical fix to improve privacy and security between the two homes. The original low-rise fence was built by her husband in 1966 and despite signs of wear and tear still served its purpose. “It was old, but it was still standing up. It’s done a good job all these years,” she said. However, the simple changing of the fence has now turned into a drawn out feud. At the time the work was being carried out, Nala was unable to go and inspect it due to mobility issues. “It was to put it on the fence line. I gave him permission, not in his own yard,” she said. Central to the dispute is the exposed concrete line from the original fence, which Nala says has been left visible because the replacement was built away from the boundary. She added: “Don’t I have any right to say I don’t want your yard in mine? “It is not mine, it is still his. That’s why he has to maintain it, and it will never be mine, it’s his. And I don’t want it.” To properly challenge the position of the fence, Nala said she would need to pay for a surveyor. The dispute has now gone far beyond a disagreement over appearances. “If I want to do anything about it, I have to get a surveyor, which will cost anywhere between $1000 and $3000 (around £1500). I just can’t afford to do it,” she said. The neighbours provided a statement to A Current Affair, saying the previous fence was “significantly aged and deteriorated” and that the replacement fence was paid for in full by them in good faith. “The new fence was deliberately constructed slightly within our property, rather than directly on the existing concrete edging, to avoid any potential encroachment onto … the property,” the statement said. They added that during the building process it was clear of the location of the new fence and no concerns were raised at that time. They rejected claims that the remaining concrete was a “mess” or that it had been left in place to save time or money. Instead, they urged that it was existing garden edging that formed part of the established landscaping and garden border, and was not touched because it was not considered necessary or appropriate to remove it.