KATIE Price has been slammed by her furious neighbours who want her to sell up and get out of their village after she left her messy mansion to rot.
Over the last year the 40-year-old has allowed her £2 million estate in West Sussex to fall into a state of utter disrepair – and now the locals have had enough.
The village only has 100 residents and property prices average over £1 million and regularly go for five times that amount, but the image of the village is paramount with one resident saying that Katie was bringing it into ‘disrepute’.
A resident in the village said: “When Katie first moved in then we thought she was going to make a genuine effort to build a real farm. The way it’s been built, ran and then left to rot makes no sense.
“They said they were going to sell eggs, breed lambs, milk, all organic, but they’ve just brought the place into disrepute. She’s made friends with a few of the locals, but most find it strange. They’ve made a mess, it makes no sense, it’s neither arable, diary or liveries.
“I wish I could say more, but don’t want the hassle. Not worth it.”
If neighbours start to formally complain to Horsham District Council, the environmental health department will be forced to investigate.
Living next to a celebrity used to make areas more attractive, but not in the case of Katie, whose notoriety is hitting the village hard.
Ironically, Katie’s former estate is one of those hardest hit, as its next door to her new place. The six-bedroom property, which came with horse stables, horse ring and field, is now kept in pristine condition by its new owners since it was sold by Katie in 2015 after husband Kieran Hayler was caught cheating.
Katie didn’t move far and bought her current nine-bedroom estate from Conservative MP Frances Maude.
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Before Katie left for her week-long party holiday in Magaluf, the place was a mess inside and out, with rotting food left out and animal excrement both inside and outside the property, which is a huge health concern and can attract rats and other vermin.
Recent images show that the pool is dirty and abandoned, with the tennis court overgrown, rusting farm machinery parked everywhere, and clothes and rubbish strewn across the eyesore estate.
In extreme cases, a property can be condemned if it is deemed as ‘dangerous or harmful to the inhabitants’.
She could face a £20,000 fine and a criminal conviction if she doesn’t sort out her estate. Messy property owners are given a Community Protection Notice - similar to an ASBO - and if she fails to comply then she’ll be fined and have a criminal record.
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