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Scottish Sun
4 days ago
- Health
- Scottish Sun
‘Noise sensitive' woman loses battle with sisters to keep mum's £420k home for her 'emotional support' dogs
Alternative therapist claimed house for herself following mum's death WILL ROW 'Noise sensitive' woman loses battle with sisters to keep mum's £420k home for her 'emotional support' dogs Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A WOMAN has lost a court fight with her sisters to keep their mum's £420,000 home for her "emotional support" dogs. Sharon Duggan claimed the home in Crawley, West Sussex, for herself after mum Agnes passed away in 2018. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 4 Sharon Duggan lost a battle for her mum's house Credit: Champion News Service 4 She claimed she needed the home for her therapy dogs Credit: Champion News Service The "hyper-vigilant and sound sensitive" alternative therapist said she needed the house for her therapeutic rescue dogs. Sharon took her sisters to court after they tried to claim their share in the home, which was left to all three daughters. Sibling Brenda, who was supported by third sister Ann, fought the case and won after a judge threw out Sharon's claim. Sharon had used the 1975 Inheritance Act to argue she deserved "reasonable provision" above her one-third share of her mum's money. She claimed her special sensitivity and medical ailments, which include dyslexia, fibromyalgia, depression, anxiety, insomnia, PTSD, Adjustment Disorder and long Covid, meant she should get at least a life interest in the property. But while the judge accepted that Sharon has "particular issues," he concluded a flat could not be ruled out as "suitable" accommodation for her. Central London County Court heard most of Agnes' estate was tied up in her house, where Sharon had lived and cared for her during her final dementia-stricken years. After Agnes died, the three sisters ended up in court when Sharon refused to move out - citing her acute physical and emotional needs and the plight of her two rescue dogs. She insisted her problems far outweighed those of her sisters and argued she had "sacrificed" her career to move in and help out her mum in 2014. Sharon also claimed Agnes was planning to change her will to ensure the house was left to her. She told the court she spent £30,000 of her own money on funding Agnes' hefty vet bills for her beloved Jack Russell/Chihuahua cross, Lady. In her written arguments to the court, Sharon insisted that "psychologically she could not cope with living in a flat again". Her barrister said: "She is anxious that neighbours may cause disturbances and impact upon her ability to sleep. "She now has two rescue dogs, which help with her mental and emotional well-being, but which makes finding suitable alternative accommodation difficult. "The claimant maintains that moving from the property would affect her mental health greatly and that having to move into rented or temporary accommodation would further affect her health negatively." Sharon said she wanted the house transferred to her outright or the right to a life interest. She also alternatively suggest an order allowing her to buy her mum's old property for a small sum, which would be raised with a mortgage. But Brenda insisted that Sharon and her pets would be fine in a flat. Judge Alan Johns said he was "satisfied" there was no promise that the house would go to Sharon alone. He added: "Given the circumstances in which Sharon occupied the property with Agnes, there's no moral claim strong enough to deprive her sisters of their share of this modest estate." The ruling means the sisters are each due a third of their mum's estate - although Sharon's share could be wiped out by the court bills for the trial. 4 Brenda insisted her sister would be fine in a flat Credit: Champion News Service
The Irish Sun
4 days ago
- General
- The Irish Sun
‘Noise sensitive' woman loses battle with sisters to keep mum's £420k home for her 'emotional support' dogs
A WOMAN has lost a court fight with her sisters to keep their mum's £420,000 home for her "emotional support" dogs. Sharon Duggan claimed the home in Crawley, West Sussex, for herself after mum Agnes passed away in 2018. Advertisement 4 Sharon Duggan lost a battle for her mum's house Credit: Champion News Service 4 She claimed she needed the home for her therapy dogs Credit: Champion News Service The "hyper-vigilant and sound sensitive" alternative therapist said she needed the house for her therapeutic rescue dogs . Sharon took her sisters to court after they tried to claim their share in the home, which was left to all three daughters. Sibling Brenda, who was supported by third sister Ann, fought the case and won after a judge threw out Sharon's claim. Sharon had used the 1975 Inheritance Act to argue she deserved "reasonable provision" above her one-third share of her mum's money . Advertisement Read more news She claimed her special sensitivity and medical ailments, which include dyslexia, fibromyalgia, depression, anxiety, insomnia , PTSD , Adjustment Disorder and long Covid, meant she should get at least a life interest in the property. But while the judge accepted that Sharon has "particular issues," he concluded a flat could not be ruled out as "suitable" accommodation for her. Central London County Court heard most of Agnes' estate was tied up in her house, where Sharon had lived and cared for her during her final dementia-stricken years. After Agnes died, the three sisters ended up in court when Sharon refused to move out - citing her acute physical and emotional needs and the plight of her two rescue dogs. Advertisement Most read in The Sun She insisted her problems far outweighed those of her sisters and argued she had "sacrificed" her career to move in and help out her mum in 2014. Sharon also claimed Agnes was planning to change her will to ensure the house was left to her. She told the court she spent £30,000 of her own money on funding Agnes' hefty vet bills for her beloved Jack Russell/Chihuahua cross, Lady. In her written arguments to the court, Sharon insisted that "psychologically she could not cope with living in a flat again". Advertisement Her barrister said: "She is anxious that neighbours may cause disturbances and impact upon her ability to sleep . "She now has two rescue dogs, which help with her mental and emotional well-being, but which makes finding suitable alternative accommodation difficult. "The claimant maintains that moving from the property would affect her mental health greatly and that having to move into rented or temporary accommodation would further affect her health negatively." Sharon said she wanted the house transferred to her outright or the right to a life interest. Advertisement She also alternatively suggest an order allowing her to buy her mum's old property for a small sum, which would be raised with a mortgage. But Brenda insisted that Sharon and her pets would be fine in a flat. Judge Alan Johns said he was "satisfied" there was no promise that the house would go to Sharon alone. He added: "Given the circumstances in which Sharon occupied the property with Agnes, there's no moral claim strong enough to deprive her sisters of their share of this modest estate." Advertisement The ruling means the sisters are each due a third of their mum's estate - although Sharon's share could be wiped out by the court bills for the trial. 4 Brenda insisted her sister would be fine in a flat Credit: Champion News Service 4 Sister Ann supported Brenda in her fight Credit: Champion News Service
Scottish Sun
22-05-2025
- Business
- Scottish Sun
Mogul who ran firm with wag daughter battling to save home after company collapsed leaving celeb investors owed millions
HOUSE FIGHT Mogul who ran firm with wag daughter battling to save home after company collapsed leaving celeb investors owed millions Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A TYCOON who ran a collapsed company with his wag daughter is battling to save his £4million home. Ashley Reading, 55, was in charge of investment firm Fortress Capital Partners alongside Cam, who is dating ex-Utd star Scott McTominay. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 7 Ashley Reading, with daughter Cam, is fighting to save his home Credit: Champion News Service 7 Cam is dating ex-Utd star Scott McTominay Credit: Champion News Service 7 She was the company's head of investor relations Credit: Instagram/camreading_ 7 The £4m home at the centre of the court fight Credit: Supplied by Champion News The company collapsed in 2023 leaving celeb investors - including the footballer and Boyzone star Shane Lynch - owed millions. McTominay, who now plays for Serie A club Napoli, reportedly ploughed £1million cash into the firm, as well as £1.32million from his own company. Reading is now battling to save his £4million, six-bedroom mansion in Kent after failing to make payments. He is being sued by a mortgage company in a bid to seize the mansion and turf Reading and his family out. The Court of Appeal heard Reading used his own firm, Rose Cottage Farm Ltd, to buy the home in 2022 for £2.5million. TFG Capital No.2 Limited lent £2.85million to the company, secured by a mortgage over the house and any other company assets. The documents contained a stipulation not to allow anyone related to the business to live in the home or land. But the court was told Reading and members of his family moved in, with the firm defaulting on the loans soon after. In August 2023, the loan company appointed receivers with "the power to demand and receive monies payable in respect of the land and to take possession and sell it". They then launched the legal action against Reading after finding he was "not co-operating with them" by planning to sell the land, it was said. The company took the case to Bromley County Court to be granted an order to take possession of the home, before launching further legal action at the High Court in Leeds. In a ruling in May last year, Judge Jonathan Klein ordered the company "must deliver possession of [the Land] to the administrators before the end of 11 July 2024." But Reading was granted permission to appeal against that order in July last year, and now has succeeded in having it overturned. The case in the county court will now go forward at a later date. Fortress Capital Partners promoted annual returns of up to 18 per cent before it collapsed into administration. Cam, 25, was the company's head of investor relations and was described as an "integral part of the Fortress Capital team". She now lives a lavish lifestyle in Naples with McTominay after he left Utd last year. 7 Cam helped her dad run Fortress until it collapsed in 2023 Credit: Instagram/camreading_ 7 McTominay ploughed millions into the firm Credit: Champion News Service
The Irish Sun
22-05-2025
- Business
- The Irish Sun
Mogul who ran firm with wag daughter battling to save home after company collapsed leaving celeb investors owed millions
A TYCOON who ran a collapsed company with his wag daughter is battling to save his £4million home. Ashley Reading, 55, was in charge of investment firm Fortress Capital Partners alongside Cam, who is dating ex-Utd star Scott McTominay. Advertisement 7 Ashley Reading, with daughter Cam, is fighting to save his home Credit: Champion News Service 7 Cam is dating ex-Utd star Scott McTominay Credit: Champion News Service 7 She was the company's head of investor relations Credit: Instagram/camreading_ 7 The £4m home at the centre of the court fight Credit: Supplied by Champion News The company collapsed in 2023 leaving celeb investors - including the footballer and Boyzone star McTominay, who now plays for Serie A club Reading is now battling to save his £4million, six-bedroom mansion in Kent after failing to make payments. He is being sued by a mortgage company in a bid to seize the mansion and turf Reading and his family out. Advertisement Read more news The Court of Appeal heard Reading used his own firm, Rose Cottage Farm Ltd, to buy the home in 2022 for £2.5million. TFG Capital No.2 Limited lent £2.85million to the company, secured by a mortgage over the house and any other company assets. The documents contained a stipulation not to allow anyone related to the business to live in the home or land. But the court was told Reading and members of his family moved in, with the firm defaulting on the loans soon after. Advertisement Most read in Football Exclusive In August 2023, the loan company appointed receivers with "the power to demand and receive monies payable in respect of the land and to take possession and sell it". They then launched the legal action against Reading after finding he was "not co-operating with them" by planning to sell the land, it was said. The company took the case to Bromley County Court to be granted an order to take possession of the home, before launching further legal action at the High Court in Leeds. In a ruling in May last year, Judge Jonathan Klein ordered the company "must deliver possession of [the Land] to the administrators before the end of 11 July 2024." Advertisement But Reading was granted permission to appeal against that order in July last year, and now has succeeded in having it overturned. The case in the county court will now go forward at a later date. Fortress Capital Partners promoted annual returns of up to 18 per cent before it collapsed into administration. Cam, 25, was the company's head of investor relations and was described as an "integral part of the Fortress Capital team". Advertisement She now lives a lavish lifestyle in Naples with McTominay after he left Utd last year. 7 Cam helped her dad run Fortress until it collapsed in 2023 Credit: Instagram/camreading_ 7 McTominay ploughed millions into the firm Credit: Champion News Service 7 The wag has now left the UK to live with her footballer boyfriend Credit: Instagram/camreading_ Advertisement
The Irish Sun
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Singer who performed with Shaggy on hit song ‘It Wasn't Me' locked in bitter feud with penniless sister over £1m fortune
A SINGER who performed with Shaggy on hit song It Wasn't Me is locked in a bitter feud with his sister over a £1million fortune. Rickardo "Rik Rok" Ducent co-wrote the single, which clocked up over 1 billion plays on Spotify and was the best-selling single of 2001 in the UK. 6 Rickardo "Rik Rok" Ducent co-wrote It Wasn't Me with Shaggy Credit: Getty 6 His locked in a bitter court fight with his sister Sarah Credit: Champion News Service 6 The singer gave evidence on behalf of his mum Credit: Champion News Service But he is now battling Sarah Ducent on behalf of his mum Dorothy Ducent in a court battle for his dad Herbert's £900,000 fortune. Herbert was an entrepreneur who established a successful construction company in Jamaica, as well as running a thriving bakery business in Brixton. He left assets that included two neighbouring properties in Sydenham, South London, that were valued at around £900,000. His Jamaican assets have yet to be quantified in the UK courts , although Sarah claims he owned significant real estate on the island. Read more news Herbert's will, which was drawn up in Jamaica, named Rik Rok's mum, who had worked in the bakery, as his main heir and cut Sarah out. But the singer, 52, claims his dad had become "estranged" from his daughter before he died 18 years ago. Sarah, who says she is now living "on the breadline," has gone to court in a bid to secure "reasonable provision" from her dad's estate. Her team say this in line with the terms of the 1975 Inheritance Act as a dependant of her late father. Most read in Showbiz But Sarah is facing a legal hurdle of proving Herbert was a legal resident in the UK at the time of his death - otherwise her claim could be struck out. Judge Ann Evans-Gordon will now have to decide whether the English courts have "jurisdiction" to deal with the claim or if it's a purely Jamaican issue. Giving evidence, Rik Rok was asked about his dad's life in Britain and Jamaica and his relationship with Sarah. Sarah's barrister Oliver Ingham suggested the star would have had little direct knowledge about what went on between the pair. But Rik Rok insisted he had lived with Sarah at times during his childhood in Jamaica and added: "My father and I were quite close so we talked about Sarah". He claimed his dad told him Sarah cut off contact with him when she moved to the UK for college. Rik Rok also told the court a family friend his sister was staying with had called up Herbert to complain about her "behaviour". He continued: "On his next trip to the UK, he confronted her about it and an argument ensued. "My father told me that she declared she wanted nothing more to do with him and he said 'are you sure that's what you want because if we're done we're done'." But Sarah insists she stayed close with Herbert and described him as a "brilliant man". The former civil servant, who is now struggling to get back to work, said: "I am hurt by the whole thing and I've lost my whole family. "My dad died, but on the day he died I didn't think I would end up being in the position I am today going through all this heartache. I don't have a step-mother any more. "This money would make a great difference in my life, I am on the breadline right now." The 1975 Inheritance Act covering Sarah's claim would only apply if Herbert was "domiciled" in the UK. Her barrister claimed there was solid evidence that Herbert, although Jamaica-born, wished to base himself in London. He also told the court the bakery owner's death was registered in the UK in 2007 a year after he renewed his British passport - suggesting he had recognised the UK as his domicile. Mr Ingham added: "Sarah Ducent asserts that the deceased, her late father, was domiciled - or had acquired domicile by choice - in the United Kingdom at the time of his death in 2007," he told the judge. "Her position is that the deceased spent extended periods residing in the UK, becoming increasingly involved in UK-based business ventures and investments, having family in the UK and owning property in England. "According to Sarah, Jamaica effectively became a secondary residence for the deceased, primarily visited for occasional business checks or leisure." But Dorothy's barrister, Jian Jun Liew, rebuked the idea that Herbert ever wanted to "anchor" himself to the UK in his latter years. She said that in 1983, he moved his entire family back to Jamaica after spending 20 years in London working at various trades. The judge has reserved her decision until a later date. Rik Rok previously told how his love of music was sparked by hearing his parents sing and said his dad was a "big reggae fan". The singer also said he never gets tired of playing "It Wasn't Me," which changed his life and left him "eternally grateful". 6 Mum Dorothy was left the £900k fortune by her late husband Credit: Champion News Service 6 Rik Rok claims his sister was estranged from their dad Credit: Getty 6 He previously spoke about how grateful he was for It Wasn't Me Credit: Getty
