Grandmother, 82, who bequeathed her daughter, 52, her £1.4 million property of 40 years for "inheritance tax reasons

Grandmother, 82, who bequeathed her daughter, 52, her £1.4 million property of 40 years for "inheritance tax reasons," is evicted after a contentious court battle.

A judge has ordered an 82-year-old grandmother to leave her £1.4 million home after their relationship ended because she handed it to her daughter for "inheritance tax reasons."

Norma Gibbons and her daughter Dawn Gibbons, 52, shared an upstairs and downstairs flat in a southwest London neighborhood called Earlsfield.

Norma transferred her upstairs flat into her daughter's name in 2004 while their relationship was still cordial in order to avoid inheritance tax.

However, issues started to arise after Dawn gave birth to a girl in 2008 and after Dawn overheard her mother shouting at the child, the relationship entirely fell apart.

Norma made 155 'hoax calls' to the police after a protracted dispute to fabricate accusations against her daughter. Additionally, she complained to social services over the phone until she was instructed to cease.

Additionally, Norma started a "campaign of harassment" that included creating loud sounds in her flat, purposefully causing water leaks, and forbidding tradespeople from entering.

Dawn requested that her mother be expelled from the proceedings, while Norma claimed that she had been "tricked" into transferring the property.

Judge Nigel Gerald put an end to the ten-year battle by ordering Norma to vacate her more than 40-year residence at Central London County Court.

With regard to his assessment, he stated that while some people might find it "astonishing" that a daughter would kick out her 82-year-old mother, others might recognize that Dawn had been "pushed to her limit" by her mother's actions.

The court heard that in 2004, for 'tax planning' purposes, Norma transferred her three-bed flat, which was in her name, and the freehold of the entire building, which was in their joint names, into her daughter's single name after living in upstairs and downstairs flats in the same converted house.

Dawn, a financial professional who represented herself in court, claimed that before their falling out in 2008 after she became a mom herself, she and her mother had a nice connection.

She claimed that after a string of issues, Norma's yelling at Dawn's small kid was the final straw.

She cut ties with her mother, and the acrimonious breakdown of their bond resulted in a string of legal disputes.

She said that her mother had made damaging claims against her to social services on numerous occasions, leading to Norma's being instructed by council representatives to stop phoning them.

In addition, Dawn claimed that her mother made 155 "hoax calls" to the police, accusing her of various offenses. As a result, Dawn claimed, the police were sent out unnecessarily at all hours, even as late as 3 am.

To demonstrate what we are doing, she continued, "I had to install internal and external CCTV."

"It has been absolutely terrible." I'm worn out. Ten years have passed, and I've had enough.

She claimed that her mother engaged in a campaign of harassment against her, banging on the window of the apartment above, purposely letting water seep into the £800,000 downstairs apartment, and refusing to allow contractors access to the upper level to remedy the issues.

They had been cut up and thrown into the garden, she claimed, after she had served court orders on her mother requiring her to permit admission to contractors.

Norma claimed that her daughter had "tricked" her into signing the property over in the case that was heard by Judge Alan Johns KC at the county court last year.

Judge Johns, however, denied her request, concluding that Norma had willfully given her daughter the £600,000 flat as a "gift" in order to avoid inheritance tax - without even telling Dawn. She had been doing it.

Dawn gave her mother an eviction notice in November because she allegedly continued to deny entry so that work could be done on the upper flat. Because of this, the issue was brought back before Judge Gerald last week as Dawn attempted to evict her mother from the upstairs property and hand over the keys.

Lara Simak, her mother's attorney, opposed the application, claiming that she would never have Dawn requested that her mother be expelled from the proceedings, while Norma claimed that she had been "tricked" into transferring the property.

Judge Nigel Gerald put an end to the ten-year battle by ordering Norma to vacate her more than 40-year residence at Central London County Court.

With regard to his assessment, he stated that while some people might find it "astonishing" that a daughter would kick out her 82-year-old mother, others might recognize that Dawn had been "pushed to her limit" by her mother's actions.

The court heard that in 2004, for 'tax planning' purposes, Norma transferred her three-bed flat, which was in her name, and the freehold of the entire building, which was in their joint names, into her daughter's single name after living in upstairs and downstairs flats in the same converted house.

Dawn, a financial professional who represented herself in court, claimed that before their falling out in 2008 when she became a mom herself, she and her mother had an excellent connection.

She claimed that after a string of issues, Norma's yelling at Dawn's small kid was the final straw.

She cut ties with her mother, and the acrimonious breakdown of their bond resulted in a string of legal disputes.

She said that her mother had made damaging claims against her to social services on numerous occasions, leading to Norma's being instructed by council representatives to stop phoning them.

In addition, Dawn claimed that her mother made 155 "hoax calls" to the police, accusing her of various offenses. As a result, Dawn claimed, the police were sent out unnecessarily at all hours, even as late as 3 am.

To demonstrate what we are doing, she continued, "I had to install internal and external CCTV."

"It has been absolutely terrible." I'm worn out. I've had enough for the past ten years.

She claimed that her mother engaged in a campaign of harassment against her, banging on the window of the apartment above, purposely letting water seep into the £800,000 downstairs apartment, and refusing to allow contractors access to the upper level to remedy the issues.

They had been cut up and thrown into the garden, she claimed, after she had served court orders on her mother requiring her to permit admission to contractors.

Norma claimed that her daughter had "tricked" her into signing the property over in the case that was heard by Judge Alan Johns KC at the county court last year.

Judge Johns, however, denied her request, concluding that Norma had voluntarily given her daughter the £600,000 flat as a "gift" in order to evade inheritance tax - without even alerting Dawn that she was doing so.

Dawn gave her mother an eviction notice in November because she allegedly continued to deny entry so that work could be done on the upper flat.

Because of this, the issue was brought back before Judge Gerald last week as Dawn attempted to evict her mother from the upstairs property and hand over the keys.

Lara Simak, her mother's attorney, fought the application, claiming that if she had known she might be evicted, she would never have given the flat to her daughter.

She said that any agreement to transfer it must have taken into account Norma's constant "expectation to live there for the rest of her life."

If she had believed she might be kicked out, she would have given the flat to her daughter.

She said that any agreement to transfer it must have taken into account Norma's constant "expectation to live there for the rest of her life.