Problem with local over house sale.

Not true unfortunately.

She can dispute it and you may have to declare that dispute to potential buyers which they may or may not care about.

its madness but its more common than you think. i'd advise you to try resolve it with her if at all possible

Best not to get involved in any conflict with her.

Also check in with your solicitor.

Check out another poster here who got into a dispute with a neighbour over a laneway and right of way. The neighbour cannot stop the sale but they can put a dispute for a small fee. The potential buyers solicitor will advise dont go through with it while it is ongoing. This would be better off settled quickly and quietly with the Brother telling the Sister to knock it off.

The phrase about 'bad fences make for bad neighbours' comes to mind. Though in this case the neighbour was fine till now.

Just ignore her. Sounds like bluster on her part. Get your solicitor to drop her a letter pointing out your legal boundary rights if you want.

This is correct but it doesn't stop them raising a dispute which in turn you have to notify potential buyers of which can cause issues.

The only way to negate it is to bring them to court which is long winded and costly and bad actors use this to purposely try and harm you or your sale.

They may be breaking the law but the law also does not protect sellers. it is like the planning scandal recently going on

It's hardly crookedness, you say yourself she's elderly and in poor health. Just has a bee in her bonnet for some reason. People don't like change. But really you should have fenced that land previously and put a gate or gates in to facilitate them.

How old is the sister? You mention she is acting erratically.

Is it possible the onset of dementia could be a factor?

Could you agree to get an independent surveyor to check the Maps and mark the site, this might quieten her

The problem is if she actually gets that annoyed to go to law and get this legal note written up. There is a big difference between having a serious gripe and taking the time, and putting €1k on a table for a solicitor to do half an hours work. Solicitor will take the money no problem and fight the case if there is money there. Dont let it get to that stage. We all know she hasnt gotten a case but she could get that legal notice written and no one will touch that sale.

I think the real reason is (See movie 12 Angry Men), is that nobody is listening to her. Many of her friends are gone. Much of her life has slowed down. Suddenly there is this disruption in her life and she feels she has some influence. She isnt going to go quietly.

I most definitely wouldn't ignore her (I didnt say give into her demands either), nothing angers a person more than being ignored. She just wants her world to remain the same. Keep it sweet and upbeat until after the sale is complete.

What possesses people to think they have a right to land someone else has legally bought and paid for? That level of crookedness just baffles me!

All the land (yours, the brothers and his siblings) was presumably a part of a larger family plot that got divided out when parents most likely passed away, and although the brother sold a plot to you, and it was all above board, the sisters probably still see your plot and consider it as 'their' land (because it was once a part of their family plot), and as we all know, people can get very funny when land is at stake, so they are doing everything they can to just be awkward…

They are happy with the status quo, and you selling up is upsetting that status quo and the fence going up probably offended them (even though they have absolutely no right to be).. a new owner will probably come in with zero regard for them or the brother, and won't want anyone trespassing on their property full stop, and the sisters probably know this…