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An unscrupulous businessman has been accused of holding a village group to ransom after secretly shopping for up small parcels of land and now making an attempt to cost them £30,000 every to make use of their very own parking areas.
Daniel Hill – who spent simply £18,000 to amass the contested plots – is demanding residents of Haslingfield, Cambridgeshire, pay him £576 every week every in perpetuity for the best to park exterior their very own houses, areas which that they had beforehand been utilizing free of charge for many years.
Hill, 41, is known to have additionally demanded £200,000 ‘compensation’ from an aged couple to forfeit his proper to develop on a small inexperienced area the place they’ve lovingly grown and maintained a picturesque hedge and historic willow tree for the reason that Seventies.
The self-styled businessman, from Norfolk, beforehand appeared on the truth TV present Storage Hunters UK, through which specialists promote the contents of deserted storage models to the very best bidders, who in flip hope to find misplaced treasures.
He gained a small following from the Dave community present together with his catchphrase; ‘I’ll have a few of that!’.
Daniel Hill (pictured in pink) has been accused of holding a village group to ransom after secretly shopping for up small parcels of land and now making an attempt to cost them £30,000 every to make use of their very own parking areas
He’s demanding residents of Haslingfield, Cambridgeshire, pay him £576 every week every in perpetuity for the best to park exterior their very own houses, areas which that they had beforehand been utilizing free of charge for many years
The 41-year-old is known to have additionally demanded £200,000 ‘compensation’ from an aged couple to forfeit his proper to develop on a small inexperienced area
However after the present closed Hill was convicted in 2018 of working an unlawful dump on green-belt land in Surrey. He was fined £2,500 and order to pay an extra £26,814.75 in a confiscation order.
Earlier this 12 months the 41-year-old acquired unused plots of land on the Badcock Highway housing property in Haslingfield at an public sale of the property of the unique developer who had gone into liquidation. Residents have been unaware the sale was even occurring.
Now Hill has claimed that he not solely owns the 2 plots of land, however a sliver of land inside a backyard and the rights to who makes use of the general public street.
The peace was first shattered early one Monday morning final month when he arrived in Badcock Highway, Haslingfield, with a chainsaw and started slicing down a silver birch on the property’s designated ‘tree-planting space’.
Hill claims he was merely ‘clearing the land’ within the fairly village close to Grantchester simply exterior Cambridge.
He later spray painted yellow traces on the road indicating land which he claims he owns and can cost residents to park.
Chartered Accountant Jonathan Wheeler defined: ‘The unique developer MJ Shanley Ltd went bust and their property have been bought at public sale. This included these plots of land in Badcock Highway.
‘Hill purchased them for about £18,000, together with charges.
‘He instructed us that he needs to construct homes on them. However these plots of land don’t have planning permission and they’re unlikely to get it.
‘So the residents bought collectively and we made a good supply to purchase the land from him. We supplied him £40,000.
‘However he refused our supply. He stated the plots of land have been value a whole bunch of hundreds of kilos and that he had the best to cost us £30,000-a-year every to park our vehicles on the street.
‘It’s utterly outrageous.
‘He says it’s not in regards to the cash. However he’s making an attempt to carry us to ransom. So the residents have gotten collectively and we’re going to combat again.’
One Monday morning final month Mr Hill arrived in Badcock Highway, Haslingfield, with a chainsaw and started slicing down a silver birch on the property’s designated ‘tree-planting space’
The businessman claims he was merely ‘clearing the land’ within the fairly village close to Grantchester simply exterior Cambridge
He later spray painted yellow traces on the road indicating land which he claims he owns and can cost residents to park
Daniel Hill (pictured in pink) acquired unused plots of land on the Badcock Highway housing property in Haslingfield at an public sale
Chartered Accountant Jonathan Wheeler (left) stated Mr Hil’s behaviour was ‘outrageous’
The second unused plot of land was integrated into the backyard of an aged couple a long time in the past.
However final week Hill locked their backyard gate with a padlock and marked off his ‘property’ with yellow paint and ear-marked the mature willow tree for felling.
He erected an indication, threatening the owners with felony prosecution in the event that they went into their very own backyard.
Nonetheless, Hill was then arrested by Cambridgeshire Police on suspicion of felony harm and breaching the police, when residents complained about his heavy-handed ways. He was later launched with out cost.
The aged couple have been left shocked and dismayed by the occasions and declined to remark, when contacted by MailOnline.
Land property deeds have additionally revealed that Hill now owns a small sliver of land contained in the backyard of Steve Dawson.
However the businessman is refusing Hill’s demand for compensation.
Businessman Steve Dawson instructed MailOnline: ‘I’m not going to present in to ransom. He can have this strip of land if he needs. I’ll simply transfer the fence.’
Upkeep contractor Paul Munro defined: ‘We first grew to become conscious of Mr Hill one Monday morning final month. He had turned up with a series noticed and began slicing down the tree.
‘However he has no proper to try this. It is a designated tree planting space.
‘That is additionally the place the kids play.
‘He’s completely out of order.’
Mr Hill locked an aged couple’s backyard gate with a padlock and marked off his ‘property’ with yellow paint and ear-marked the mature willow tree for felling
Bussinessman Steve Dawson (proper) and upkeep contractor Paul Munro are refusing to present in to Mr Hill’s ransom cash
Retired deputy-headteacher Wendy Timbs was one in every of the primary individuals to maneuver into the cul-de-sac when the homes have been first in-built 1973
Retired deputy-headteacher Wendy Timbs, 87, added: ‘All of this commotion has been extraordinarily upsetting. I’ve a coronary heart situation and I’ve needed to enhance my treatment as a result of stress of all of it.
‘My husband and I have been among the many first individuals to maneuver into the cul-de-sac when the homes have been first in-built 1973.
‘It has at all times been a beautiful place to dwell. We’ve got a scarecrow competition most years and youngsters can play safely within the street.
‘However after this man turned up it has been a really worrying time.’
Final night time Daniel Hill denied that he had held anybody to ransom, intimidated or threatened anybody, however merely bought land that was on the market.
He added he was himself a sufferer of assault, insults and threatening behaviour.
In a press release he instructed MailOnline: ‘We’ve got at all times needed to dwell in Cambridge[,] we noticed a plot of land on the market on-line valued at £2,000 which included to [sic] potential constructing plots, roads, paths and a parking space.. We purchased the land for £12,000.
‘Earlier than buying the land we did all of the checks and located that their [sic] have been no restrictions and actually there was a planning polices [sic] that truly promoted growth within the village.
‘I’ve not held anybody to ransom, intimidated nor threatened anybody [,] all I’ve executed is buy land that was on the market.’
Hill as soon as gave an interview through which he boasted of spending £100,000 on presents for his twin infants – solely to be accused by a earlier accomplice of failing to make youngster upkeep funds
