Sir Fred Goodwin’s new broadband connection has upset his new neighbours after apparently being laid without their permission.
The cable has been laid from a junction box in upmarket Laverockdale Park, Edinburgh, where homes cost in the region of £400,000, to Sir Fred’s lavish mansion, in the Colinton area of the city.
A neighbour claims that the land surrounding the estate is part-owned by the property owners and is included in their title deeds. He says cable owners Virgin Media did not seek permission from the homeowners to dig up the grassed area at the entrance to the estate.
The homeowner, who did not wish to be identified, said: “I don’t think Fred Goodwin has moved in yet. He can’t be far off though because they’ve just put in a broadband cable.
It’s a source of contention because that land is supposed to be owned by us.
