A legal judgment ordering an estate agency to pay £90k to 'Lady Pea' Patricia Ramshaw in the latest twist of the bizarre Broads housing row has been set aside by a judge.

Lady Pea has been involved in a long-running row with the wealthy Cator family over her rental - and later eviction from - the Old House in Ranworth.

The bitter feud centred around her tenancy of the period property, which began in November 2021 and saw her move in with a menagerie of animals.

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But relations soon became sour, with the warring parties becoming entrenched in a lengthy legal row which has seen a tribunal and several court hearings.

Last month, a judgment was made against the estate agency at the heart of the row - Starkings and Watson - over its advertising of the property to begin with.

Self-styled Lady Pea, who works as a sex therapist, made a claim through the Civil National Business Centre for £90,000, which initially led to an order being made in absence of a response from the agency ordering them to pay a debt to her.

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But now, a judge has thrown out the previous ruling ordering the agency to pay after the organisation was able to show it had responded on time.

Christopher Starkings, its managing director, said: "As expected, the courts confirmed they had in fact received all the necessary and associated paperwork and immediately started the process of setting the case aside.

"The matter is now in the hands of our legal representatives."

Lady Pea's claim came after a property ombudsman ruled that S&W had not properly established whether the Old House had a valid energy statement at the start of the rental.

Lady Pea confirmed she had not yet been informed of the ruling being set aside.

She said: "I look forward to seeing whatever defence Starkings and Watson has brought - but I have not yet seen it."

While the judgment has been set aside, however, the claim will still be heard at a later date.