"A neighbour who waged a campaign of harassment and "blackmail" against the son of England cricket legend Colin Cowdrey, scuppering the sale of his 3.85m home, is now facing a 500,000 bill after losing a court battle. Film producer Jeremy Cowdrey, 65, whose father famously captained England, successfully sued his neighbour, Vanessa Gibson, over what he alleged were lies that made his sprawling 10-acre country house in Goudhurst, Kent, unsellable."
"The dispute began when Ms Gibson purchased a strip of land that, bizarrely, included part of Mr Cowdrey's tennis court. This escalated into what a judge found was an attempt to blackmail him and extract unreasonable sums to allow the property sale to proceed. The case reached Central London County Court earlier this year, where Judge Jane Evans-Gordon ruled in favour of Mr Cowdrey, branding his 55-year-old neighbour's behaviour unreasonable and oppressive."
Jeremy Cowdrey sued his neighbour Vanessa Gibson after she allegedly waged a campaign of harassment and "blackmail" that scuppered the sale of his 3.85m home. Cowdrey, 65, said lies by Gibson rendered his sprawling 10-acre country house in Goudhurst, Kent, unsellable. The dispute began when Gibson purchased a strip of land that included part of Cowdrey's tennis court. A judge found the conduct amounted to attempted blackmail and branded Gibson's behaviour unreasonable and oppressive. The court ordered Gibson to pick up Cowdrey's legal bills, leaving her facing a 500,000 costs bill.
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