The self-styled 'lady' embroiled in a bitter row with the landlords of her period house on the Norfolk Broads has explained the origin of her 'aristocratic' title.

Lady Patricia 'Pea' Ramshaw, who works as a sex therapist, is involved a bizarre dispute with the wealthy Cator family over her occupancy of The Old House, on the banks of Ranworth Broad.

Both tenant and landlord wish for the occupancy to end, but a disagreement over rent repayment has seen the extraordinary case end up in a tribunal.

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Now, as the spat rumbles on, Lady Ramshaw, has explained the origin of her title - which was acknowledged and used by tribunal judge Stephen Evans throughout the hearing, but not the Cators themselves.

Speaking after this week's hearing, she explained the title had been purchased for her as part of the launch of her own sexual advice company to help menopausal woman rediscover and embrace their libido.

"The title was purchased for me about four years ago," she said. "I am not an aristocrat.

"At the time I was setting up a persona to promote my business and it was called Lady Pea. It fitted with that."

The business is now called She Matters Ltd, which the 54-year-old has been running for the past eight years.

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She added: "Who knew a normal person could upset the aristocracy so much by creating a persona for a business?"

The tenancy dispute, first reported in this newspaper, has garnered headlines across the UK.

Lady Ramshaw claimed that since the row became public she had seen drones fly over the property - with overhead photographs appearing in the national press.

She moved into the 18th century home in November 2021 after seeing it advertised in this newspaper.

However, she has since become locked in a convoluted legal row with landlord Sam Cator, who she has taken to a tribunal.

The Cators served her with an eviction notice in January 2022, which sparked negotiations around the surrender of her tenancy.

The tribunal heard that initially an agreement had been reached which would have seen the tenant repaid.

But the terms were altered before it could be finalised and the talks have since broken down.

"I want to leave, the family wants me to leave. It really could be solved in seconds," Lady Ramshaw claimed.

One of the sources of friction between landlord and tenant has been the menagerie of animals - including four pets dogs, two pigs and a small flock of sheep - the sexual advice guru moved into the property.

Lady Ramshaw's four dogs - Yogi, Jager, Nova and Lola - share a room of the house with her and she said the rest of the animals live on the land.

The tribunal heard the tenant was given permission to have "two dogs and some sheep" on the land - but that a full agreement about animal numbers was not signed.

Lady Ramshaw alleges that she has been left freezing cold in the property, which has become blighted by damp and mould.

She also claims that Jane Cator, her landlord's mother, had spied on her from a nearby church tower and made regular unannounced visits to the property.

The Cators strenuously deny the allegations and claim the animals are "destroying" the grounds of the home.

They say she has breached the terms of her tenancy by subletting part of it as an AirBnB.

The tribunal also heard the property had been originally let without an energy performance certificate - with the Cators believing it to be exempt.

Mr Cator said: "My understanding is it is not unlawful. Yes, a mistake was made and I acknowledge that fact."

Lady Ramshaw also questioned whether the Cators had been in contact with her former partner during the dispute. Mr Cator said the man had contacted them.