A savvy couple have spent £12,000 on buying up a small piece of land in front of their house from their council to 'extend their garden and shelter their property' - annoying locals who say they have only done it to increase the value of their home.
Christopher Slater, 57, and his wife Diane, 59, own a country house set within 11 acres of private grounds, just south of Haddington.
Christopher and Diane, who run Glen Appin in Scotland, a company known for its Harris Tweed bags and accessories, currently have the house and a cottage on the grounds for sale at a price of £2.5 million.
Their purchase of the 2850 sqm (or thereby) of garden ground land at Inglisfield from the council is a move which has raised questions amongst neighbours and some villagers nearby.
Whilst some have questioned how the couple managed to aquire the once public land for their own means, others suggest the move shows them to be petty for buying a piece of land that makes little or no difference to their lives - particularly in such a remote area.
