A sex therapist has suffered a fresh setback in her legal wrangle with her aristocratic former landlords in the latest twist of the extraordinary saga.

'Lady Pea' Patricia Ramshaw has been locked in an increasingly bitter dispute with Norfolk's Cator family ever since she moved into the Old House in Ranworth - from which she has since been evicted.

The bizarre dispute has seen extraordinary allegations thrown between the parties, including claims that Lady Pea's pigs had destroyed the gardens of the period property and that Jane Cator, her landlord's mother, had spied on her from a nearby church tower.

This week, the row found its way to the High Court after Lady Pea lodged a claim for £80,000 from the landlord Sam Cator through the Civil National Business Centre.

At a previous hearing, Mr Cator was granted a "stay of execution", postponing the enforcement of any payment - a move made at the 11th hour before bailiffs were set to move in. 

During the latest hearing, Lady Pea attempted to convince a High Court judge to "set aside" the stay of execution - effectively over-ruling the postponement.

Eastern Daily Press:

However, the 30-minute remote hearing - which Lady Pea attended from inside the Range Rover she has been living in since her eviction - saw the Cators handed another victory.

Master Davison, who the hearing was before, ruled that her bid was "completely without merit" - ordering her to also pay the Cator's £3,600 costs of bringing the latest case to court.

He said: "I sympathise with your situation and I am sorry you are in it, but it does not alter the fact your application to set aside the stay of execution has no merit at all."

Lady Pea's £80,000 claim against Sam Cator will be settled at a future hearing in Norfolk County Court in Norwich on April 16.