Inside Billie Faiers' row with neighbours at 1.4m mansion after revealing they're not speaking BEF

SHE is hoping to move into her dream Essex mansion this year, but Billie Faiers is already at war with her neighbours. Relations are so bad that the former Towie star, 31, and husband Greg Shepherd, 35, are no longer on speaking terms with them and recently spent a whopping 20k on trees to

SHE is hoping to move into her dream Essex mansion this year, but Billie Faiers is already at war with her neighbours.

Relations are so bad that the former Towie star, 31,  and husband Greg Shepherd, 35, are no longer on speaking terms with them –  and recently spent a whopping £20k on trees to keep prying eyes away.  

The Laurel trees, which cost £240 a pop, can grow between 15 and 35 feet tall, so are perfect for extra privacy – particularly from neighbours.

Billie and Greg, who have two children, bought the four-bedroom 1920s property in Brentwood, Essex, for £1.4 million in January 2020.

The couple had plans to transform the run-down space into their dream five bed home with an eye-watering renovation that included a two-storey extension, gym, games room and huge walk-in wardrobe.

But they were refused planning permission amid uproar from the neighbours who claimed the works were “excessive” and not in keeping with other properties on the street. 

A neighbour told the council: "I give my response to the amended drawings for the above property which, whilst I would have liked to have had similar window treatment to bedroom 4 as that of bedroom 2, I find to be acceptable in principle."

The comments go on to say that if Billie and Greg's house 'fits the character of the area' … "it would have my support."

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Originally, the council officer’s report stated it would be the biggest house on the street and the increase in size from the original home would not be acceptable. 

They also thought the house would "erode local character and spatial qualities."

Billie and Greg went away and modified the plans, which were then approved but the experience has meant they longer speak to their new neighbours.

Asked if they had built bridges, Billie said recently: “No, actually.

“We don’t go there much, to be honest, so we’ve not seen anyone. But it’s just not a great start, is it?”

She continued: “The house is so old, whoever was going to buy it was going to have to renovate.

"There’s only one neighbour to the side of us and he had a lot of reasons as to why he didn’t want us to go ahead, but it was getting a bit silly in the end.”

Despite the negative feeling, Billie and Greg have continued with their plans and are hoping to move in by the spring.

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