Gran, 82, has 'no idea' where she'll live as she's evicted from home by daughter
An 82-year-old gran who was evicted from her £1.4million home by her daughter has said she has 'no idea' where she'll live.
Norma Gibbons has been living in the upstairs flat of the property in Earlsfield, South West London, she had gifted to 52-year-old daughter Dawn Gibbons - but has now been ordered to leave following a fierce court battle.
She had originally transferred the flat to minimise Dawn’s eventual inheritance tax bill, London County Court heard.
But the pair began to fall out following the birth of Dawn's daughter back in 2008, leading to years of disputes which saw Norma bang on the floor and make 155 hoax police calls.
An incident where Norma allegedly shouted at Dawn's young daughter was the 'final straw' which saw their relationship break down completely.
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Dawn Gibbons, 52, served her mum with an eviction notice last November after years of heated disputes (Champion News)
Norma lives in the upstairs flat above her daughter in a £1.4million South West London property (Champion News)At one point it was even claimed that Norma had deliberately flooded the flat below, and made so many false accusations about her daughter to Social Services that the council asked her to stop.
The problems forced Dawn to install internal and external CCTV, her legal representative said, and she served her mum with an eviction notice last November
But she has refused to move out ever since - and her daughter's decision to evict her was backed by a judge last week.
Norma has now spoken publicly about her side of the story, claiming she has been left with nowhere to live - and questioned whether she can really be kicked out by her own daughter.
She told the MailOnline: ''Can my daughter really kick me out? I've not spoken to her about it and I've not been served any papers or seen any court documents.
"I don't know what's happening, I've only just been in court yesterday, so I'm not sure what's now going to happen or where I'm going to live."
Norma also said she did not inflict any intentional damage to the property, and has never shouted at her granddaughter.
She previously alleged that she was 'tricked' into signing over the flat - a claim that was already rejected by Judge Alan Johns last year, who found that Norma had not even told Dawn about the transfer.
The case returned to court this year after the eviction notice was served.
Acting for Norma, barrister Lara Simak argued she would never have agreed to the transfer unless it included an agreement she could stay for life.
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Judge Nigel Gerald rejected this, saying Norma could not claim she thought the property transfer included a clause allowing her lifelong accommodation while also claiming she had been tricked into it.
She was ordered pay £10,000 towards her daughter's legal costs, which amount to around £28,000.
The judge said Dawn had been pushed to her limit, adding: “I will order that the defendant give possession to the claimant forthwith.”
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