A mother could have up to £50,000 knocked off her home's value after developers blocked her seaside view by building an 'illegal' 8ft-high concrete wall for a luxury flat development next door.
Liz Bates, 42, used to enjoy an uninterrupted panorama of Poole Bay from the balcony of her first floor flat in the affluent Southbourne area of Bournemouth, Dorset.
That was until works on a development of 27 luxury flats, consisting of four apartment blocks with associated parking, began earlier this year.
It was previously estimated by estate agents that the development could reduce house prices of the affected properties by up to £50,000.
It appeared early on that while many of her neighbours' sea views had been blocked by the apartment buildings, Mrs Bates still had an outlook onto the coastal landscape.
