The Battle Of The Posh Striped House

[@RealStories]

Whose side are you on? Keep the stripes or repaint the house as the neighbours have wanted?

[@meganraynes1766]

Stripey! it seems she got her way and was granted permission to keep it stripey by the crown court in 2017? Good on her!

[@Aisha1522]

Stripes!

[@theresaohman7187]

Keep It how you like it. You own it.

[@gaynorcliff324]

Stripes for sure

[@margaretcannon5308]

i love the stripes, makes the house look happy.

[@sunnykwak4384]

The hypocrisy and selfishness of the neighbour wasting all that time and money objecting to the building of a basement extension, when thats precisely what he did to his neighbours

[@Sarah-xj9il]

Exactly!!!!!!

[@icestormqueen]

I loved his comment about the queen having a tiara doesn't mean everyone should.... he's not the queen either

[@janeilsley7702]

So he can have a nice house but she cant

[@tarawells1553]

I think he just had a bit of a hissy fit because “he wanted the space” and she outbid him in cash. No doubt he would’ve been planning that basement for the extra space he wanted

[@CrustyUgg]

Pretty sure all of you just dislike him bc he’s a white male. Get a new hobby besides hating cis white men

[@davolaa]

She even left the last stripe unfinished just to really piss people off. Legend

[@InservioLetum]

Yank detected.

[@christinacastaneda8429]

Its petty and so funny. Its her home its her prob imagine when she wants to repaint it’s a lot to cover.

[@baddie1shoe]

Listening to these privileged people talk about trivial issues has me quite irritated.

[@InservioLetum]

@@baddie1shoe That's humans for you... it's why I love animals so much.

[@InservioLetum]

@Macaronee78 Animals are not a hobby. Animals are not objects or an activity. Animals are living beings we can choose to care for if and while they let us.

[@SenzaTempoCaneCorso]

That woman has my respect. She refuses to be bullied.

[@elisahamilton73]

She can afford not to be bullied. Good for her!

[@azmiadnan2161]

@Cylinders truck why would you call someone stupid ? Africa is not a country.

[@Psalm-yg6yi]

@@azmiadnan2161 hahaha True!

[@LadyOfLakesAndForests]

@Cylinders truck Africa is a continent not a country

[@NeonCicada]

@@azmiadnan2161 [Cylinders truck] You might wanna put something on that wicked burn you just got there M8. lol

[@maggiebastolla5430]

They wouldn’t let Zipporah make an auditory nuisance. So she treated them to a visual catastrophe. Game set match 👏

[@radaka]

"I'm not terribly keen on proper authority let alone abusive authority" omg I love this woman!!

[@bonnietodd1216]

a different kettle of fish

[@michellebrack7478]

Hi how are you doing am Tim McGlone

[@michellebrack7478]

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[@radaka]

@@michellebrack7478 do you have FB?

[@michellebrack7478]

@@radaka yes

[@maverick214]

She ended up winning the case in the High Court to keep the red and white stripes and was ultimately granted planning permission for her renovation. Glad she got victory on both counts against her time wasting neighbour and that archaic council.

[@Irish_lulu]

It says at the end of the video it she had to paint the house white. Also they didn't allow her to build her two basement ether.🥺

[@andrewtowell6074]

Link?

[@twincherry4958]

She has more money😋...she won the bid.

[@janematete6588]

Yeah. Good for her

[@gg.youlubeatube6249]

I would not want such acid lady in my neighbour too.

[@thabilengubeni8274]

"My neighbor did not like the red and white stripes and I suppose that made them more attractive to me ": aha! Give Ziporrah her Tiara!!... I love a petty Queen LOL

[@catchatdev]

It's so strange to get a glimpse into the world of people that don't have any real problems.

[@kianmichaelakennedy]

My power is being disconnected at the end of the month. I care for my grandmother, and 2 whangai (maori for adoption) Surely we can waste money on better things. I'm super all for making a point

[@susanhunt8594]

@@kianmichaelakennedy you are so right, I wish all I had to worry about was a neighbours stripy house! I truly hope your situation improves very soon and your whole family can find peace.

[@SilentHonor2012]

Amen - so true!

[@natasharaymond8958]

Yeah they cause petty problems to give their sad lives meaning instead of appreciating what wealth they have they squander it

[@pinklotus2443]

The fact that these ppl are so up in arms about some stripes or a leaf blower just shows you what their problems are like...Non existent. Cry me a river!

[@winstonchurchill571]

The fact that with a lot of money they waste their time making wars for an house with stripes tells how empty and pathetic their life is. Unfortunately money can't buy a functional brain.

[@sandrabrown5970]

You are so right. How can a leaf blower disturb you🤔 yes they are loud but for goodness sake it's not all the time and if that's all they have to worry about lucky them. Just count your blessings and look at the homeless around you in london don't think they would mind a bit if noise to have a roof over their heads 😡

[@MrSpencer222]

The leaf blower ppl make 10 pound and hour and the rich would legit would rather the leaf blower guys and gals to go hungry instead of "ruining their day" because their leaf blowers are loud.

[@namebrandlabel]

Get on the roof w some paintbuckets lol

[@powerplus1933]

People give what they have.Hurtful people automatically hurt others.What the neighbor paints is nobody's business.so what?

[@loidabaez7747]

I can't believe the neighbor objecting to her trying to fix her home. When he subjected everyone to his noise for 6 months. I'm glad she won!

[@jojobee42]

Yeah that SA neighbor really isn't a fair person! Plus all the other ones who objected..

[@staffy4389]

Exactly, I changed side's when i heard he already did it as you say , the neck of the guy. Hope he's not Irish, the shame 🤣😂🤣😂..ah SA, 🤭

[@loidabaez7747]

@@staffy4389 yup! He was just mad because she out bid him on the house.

[@Parker-930]

He bought the house after the work was completed. Still it’s very hypocritical, to try and stop someone else from fixing up their home, similarly to how your home was improved upon.

[@tamecamcmillan412]

I’m glad that she won cause she didn’t give up and plus what she’s doing to her home would also improve the value to his home. I would love to come visit her .

[@paperboatsdissolving]

Lady is being straight up bullied. No question on that. The neighbour guy even boasted on camera that he has the right to make the property he wants but not everyone has that exception. Good on her to fight back!

[@persona5305]

She won, tore down the house and build a new one that looked so much better than the neighbor😅

[@NEJERA.mitsiwa]

The bully got away with bullying in South Africa but forgot he now resides in the UK.

[@ing9545]

Typical british .

[@jokerkk511]

South African pillock

[@FreeSpiritDude]

WELL DONE Ms Zapporah! It's your house and you can paint it as you like! It's unique, artist, and YOURS!

[@honeybunch5765]

Niall only blocked her because he wanted that building, nasty selfish dude! I just love her attitude and glad she kept it red and white striped!

[@krlost4405]

Went to read more about it. On 2017, a judge decided that section 215 cannot be used for aesthetics reasons, so she could keep the white and red color scheme and finally was allowed to renovate the house but only with 1 basement and not with 2 level basement. Regardless if we think it was a waste of money, if we were in her shoes, we would also fight for our rights. She set a precedent in court that can also help other people. I was shocked how there were hints of corruption and everbody was ok with it. The man contacting somebody from the council and checking "what can be done" (not if it was right or wrong per se), is a clear example how they try to twist a regulation (section 215) in their favor to cut other people's right. Some people want to blame her for being petty but who really started this was his hypocrite neighbor that could not out bid her and probably rallied the neighbours to block her plans to renovate, when they at some point also renovated their homes and have a 2 level basement.

[@grcentre1920]

Exactly.wot a pig.

[@lauramccoy8507]

Thanks for checking

[@mywaterfountain]

Thank you for the update!

[@janiturner8289]

You just saved my heart! Thank you.

[@alexandranoda8849]

Thanks for sharing and very well said

[@Trylobyte]

How lovely it must be when your biggest worry in life is what colours your neighbour has used on their house!

[@Orbital-BeeBop]

Right? They should try dealing with neighbors in East Los Angeles!

[@thetopcat8946]

Agreed

[@asahel980]

Trust me I've been around rich folks , even the perfume you wear it can bother them and in rare occasion you can meet rich one who cant take a leak or #2 unless its their own bathroom.

[@mogznwaz]

It’s the neighbours who have to look at it! It’s horrible!

[@beatrice1739]

Maybe they should move in a wood to.not have to look to neighborghs house but their own garden​@@mogznwaz

[@Chewy427]

This was an extremely well done documentary. I don't know how you managed to get interviews with so many people

[@jelliedbiscuit]

This woman is AMAZING and I appreciate her level of petty.

[@ggrother539]

hilarious!

[@donnaadom8483]

May she do something more worthy with her fierceness...

[@debbiedamianobillirakis4175]

😏🙄

[@gavroche24]

but all she wants is to build a basement with swimming pool, the same as what her neighbor guy had done to his place

[@laylarobbins8514]

Her little half smirk is the absolute greatest. I love her for it.

[@darkraiknb4279]

"If the councel force me to repaint the stripes I will, but it won't be white" my god this lady is badass

[@mcmbass]

I love her

[@Msprincess102005]

PAINT IT FLAMING YELLOW

[@Seren_ity22]

@@Msprincess102005 💥😂😂😂😂

[@SirManfly]

I’m on her side because her neighbour thinks that only he can have a pool in his basement and that rules are for thee but not for me 🤦🏻‍♂️🙄

[@ShellL]

@@Msprincess102005 Fluorescent Orange.

[@marcokl88]

I was expecting to dislike the owner of the red and white house, but ultimately ended up rooting for her!

[@alicegauteng2358]

Me too

[@janetwestwood9194]

😷👍

[@scouseaussie1638]

Ditto👍

[@clownchaostime3024]

Me too! She's bloody awesome!

[@patkelly6349]

Yeh I wouldn’t mind that

[@nbaoldgirl]

I love this lady! I’m so glad to read comments supporting her! I wasn’t sure how others would feel but I was curious.

[@jnjcustomdesigns]

So he got to build his dream home with pool etc but doesn’t want her to do it because he’s pissed that she won the home. You would think the court would recognize this.

[@humbulanimulaudzi7185]

he bought it with a pool..

[@amaraland1]

He bought it with the pool and other amenities.

[@popazz1]

Precisely. Seriously, who needs so much basement space that you're prepared to spend another fortune on a vacant property next door just so you can access the basement? It's all about status and bragging rights.

[@TheKh65]

@@amaraland1 but he did some renovation, they even said it in the show.

[@brigidocallaghan5236]

He should sell up and move if he doesn’t like it, after all he can throw is weight around freely in his home country of South Africa.

[@Kyleighsmom]

It is beyond shameful that this dispute is costing taxpayers. The lady should have the same right as her neighbor, who was able to renovate as he pleased.

[@user-ho4tb5qe7v]

you'd think with them all being so rich, they'd have put soundproofing in. They'd have probably still complained about it even then

[@JerryTremaine]

Agreed...But taxpayer costs? Erm..İ'm pretty sure they could afford to pay their own court costs..... :o/...No council involvement..just a neighbour dispute surely?..Unless İ missed something??

[@kkho2198]

@@JerryTremaine well it's the council who is approving these kind of things....

[@jimmyormerod4075]

@@user-ho4tb5qe7v you cant soundproof a building site but i agree everyone is entitled to do building work i mean you can even tell she was going to do it bty the book perfectly so he should just put up with a bit of noise for a few month like they had to listen to his renovations for months he is the oppitemy of a hypocrite

[@theresafeeney2756]

He’s just mad cuz he wanted the property and she out bid him

[@travel4fun003]

Update: She tore the whole house down and is currently in the process of building a new house from scratch, undoubtedly driving those horrible neighbors completely insane.

[@Joy-Marie369]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Joy-Marie369]

Please tell her Santa forgot about me

[@njerikuriah317]

@@Joy-Marie369 😂

[@offgrid8979]

The nasty neighbors will surely go insane. Serve them right.

[@louisbourbon8973]

😂 I love this!!! I hope she gave instructions to be as noisey as possible! The guy next door was mad he lost the bid so he tried to render her property unusable so she would sell it.

[@teriadams7398]

I love the way she screamed back at the neighbors, with color. 😂 Her neighbors are very snooty. She wears her money well.

[@russell-di8js]

Noise, rubbish & parking I understand but the colour of the building? Don't look at it if it offends you that much!!

[@teriadams7398]

@@russell-di8js Hilarious 😂

[@russell-di8js]

@@teriadams7398 1st world problems??

[@hermles]

I love Zapora's way of protesting. Her sense of justice and humor is superlative.

[@amiarizzo]

Best human there is

[@puciohenzap891]

Zapora = barrier / dam in Polish, makes it even funnier.

[@ankhetvhastii8312]

That striped house is the best symbol of freedom I've ever seen, and I like that lady. What she is, is a badass, warrior woman. Keep fighting lady.

[@27273100]

@Anket vhastii -- *YES!!!!!*

[@mso008]

100%

[@siahyoung6335]

Exactlly!

[@jannillrodriguez5344]

She made the greatest point that got my respect all the neighbors bitching already got the basement and houses how they want. While she wants one they like nah no noise like wtf i would do that same to give you the big f u

[@forgottenjewelsurbex7635]

I actually think it makes the street charming!

[@1Mitch1904]

"because a queen has a tiara doest mean everyone should have a tiara" jesus this guy thinks he matters

[@NAPARED]

Maybe that guy think his a king hahahah

[@godliveopoku-duah9704]

Ikr?🤣

[@jerryjungle5717]

He's a total W⚓(wanker)

[@maryleung1425]

Nah ....hes a typical narcissist

[@phumlanyathikazi3024]

The arrogance of that man phew definitely south African

[@romilly99]

*I think a building warehouse would be appropriate..." 😅😅 Brilliant.

[@XHYTHTGFRVFGBV]

She ought to let the homeless live there, see how the neighbour likes that.

[@Brenryz]

there's a curveball

[@LizzieLightning]

Yes! Rehousing the surviving Grenfell residents from down the road!

[@punkybrewstar83]

They potentially still have squatters rights in Britain... I don't know, I don't live there.

[@-growler-2810]

OMG.... YES YES YES I LOVE IT 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@BOLLOCKS1968]

Agreed! Or at least something that would be a major annoyance to Mr fussy britches next door. 😂

[@Juju-ci1rp]

zipporah I’m totally behind the tenacity of this woman She’s impressed me

[@conman748]

The seething jealousy of the South African neighbour is hilarious. If I can’t buy next door then no one will. What a horrid person.

[@rickschwarzman]

Yeah, very nouveau riche!

[@ThriftySteve]

Yeah, plus he didn't want his neighbor to have a pool similar to his... what a douche

[@lindalewis3170]

WELL SAID.

[@xcmpunk]

The Tiara metaphore was honestly so disgusting. Unbelievable.

[@melc3]

It's not surprising, he is after all an Apartheid era South African.

[@carloshenryjr]

honestly, I love the stripes. it feels like I'm looking at an iconic scene

[@99thehighstreet69]

@@carloshenryjr perfect wording.yes candy victorian twizzle stick mixed with Charles Dickens.Really like it.Sea side touch too.Complainers so dam english( I'm english)

[@frankobarressi7919]

She’s in the right and she knows it. Well done girl. Don’t let them push you around.

[@markbrisec3972]

She payed almost 5 million pounds for a freaking storage. She should have stayed in Geneva.

[@frankobarressi7919]

@@markbrisec3972 her money. She can do what she wants with it.

[@ianallen2]

He built basements in his house and no doubt made a lot of noise and upset the neighbours, but doesnt want his neighbour doing the same. Shame on him. He is the evil one.

[@sedoniadragotta8323]

He's just upset he couldn't have the building .

[@elementgypsy]

He bought it already done shortly before she bought hers. He wanted to buy hers to expand his.

[@CaptainAMAZINGGG]

​@@elementgypsyhim expanding his, would be the exact same as what she's wanting to do tho. It's okay for him, but not her. What a greedy, awful human he is.

[@FenceThis]

@@CaptainAMAZINGGG but that’s not the case is it ?

[@stone5015]

He reminds me of the Republican Party in USA.

[@TheHolden20]

we need more people like her and less people like him. The world would be better. You go girl!

[@wamtecmediaofficial1660]

I see feminism here. This guy thinks shes a woman so i will bully her off my street. Go lady show him de cash

[@edwardruda7049]

Nah! they are both misguided.

[@mattweger437]

Liberty or death

[@edwardruda7049]

@@mattweger437- to not take your community into consideration, is childish, attention seekng, misdirected fear. Your off topic!

[@mattweger437]

@@edwardruda7049 what? Letting people do what they want is liberty. We had a whole revolution about this

[@BlackKiryuu]

The lady is slayy! Her smirk everytime she praises the color.

[@belabloom961]

This woman is a legend. This is the way to deal with bullies.

[@EnterMerlin]

she's a narcissist

[@Unborn-Stillborn]

@@EnterMerlin you mean HE'S

[@lyndamac1058]

Her neighbour was clearly trying to bully her out of the property cos he wanted it to expand his home. The fact she demolished it to build her new home with a basement was the best thing I have ever heard. I love this woman and her fight and then to screwed her neighbours and Niall. Priceless... She sued some news papers and won and donated that money, sued her lawyers and then went after the planning department... Well done Zipporah

[@peachyrider9987]

👏🌹✨❤️

[@collincovid6950]

Brilliant woman and wish all were like her.

[@lillyadames5093]

Zipporah is an exemplary human she has as many mentioned a fighting spirit. Bold of her to consistently sue where she saw fit.

[@tamecamcmillan412]

She’s my new shero.

[@lesleyhanson3429]

Fantastic!!

[@isla25]

The south African guy is an absolute hypocrite, I hope the lady gets her home how she likes it.

[@jcdolojo]

Exactly.

[@phumlanyathikazi3024]

That one must go back to south Africa and stop oppressing people there

[@user-br7qc3fv4o]

@@phumlanyathikazi3024 no, listen. We don't deserve him either

[@EjPwned]

She won, tore down the house and built a new one which took 18 months lmao

[@annastinehammersdottir1290]

He certainly looks like a brute.

[@Babbleonandon]

Zipporah, you go girl. What an amazing, clever woman.

[@tameka-ross]

Zipporah needs her own show. I loved every moment she was on the camera!

[@mervtripper]

Good, she will surely recover her losses with the movie endorsement and become a STAR.

[@lethaldream50]

oh man i just said this in another comment before i saw yours. but i'm sure she is too rich to even need a show

[@SH-ln1uh]

When I first saw house I was like, what a terrible neighbor; however, after watching the video I was like, "you go girl." And she's right, her neighbor is an absolute hypocrite. I think the neighbor was simply ticked off that he wasn't able to purchase the building. Believe me, if the neighbor had purchased the bldg I can guarantee you he would have done renovations and could have cared less about disturbing his neighbors.

[@AlienPain]

took the words outa my mouth!!

[@valnla4784]

I was thinking the same thing. He is a big ole baby throwing a tantrum.

[@Al-un2un]

I totally agree!!!

[@patricia5686]

Amen to that!

[@peaceandlove544]

I like her fistiness and agree the neighbor is a bit of a hipocrit but I do not agree with her stripes, they are lovely but she knew when she bought it was a conservated area, but she likes to ruffle the feathers and play victim. Both her neighbour are her are horrible as neighbors. Hypocritical.

[@etcetraetcetra3173]

Imagine how easy it is when you order a delivery. "Yeah, the striped house." And if you're one of the neighbours, you'd just say something like, "Two houses down from the striped house."

[@kristofcsaky-hetszilwafass6250]

LOL xD

[@goingunder2548]

How do we expect children to listen to us about not bullying the 'different' kid in class, while we act like this to other adults in front of them. Unreal.

[@CanMoose]

We don't expect. These adults were once the children that learned bullying from THEIR parents. You can only be an example for your own.

[@luciezak3671]

EXACTLY!!!!! It is generational and classist!!

[@TheRockerxx69]

As a former Chelsea resident, l love her.

[@merchant48]

And I am from the other side of the world and I love her She is strong and determined - hope she has a long and happy life in her amazing home

[@casscassidy]

So agree

[@henkholdingastate]

the problem with millionaires is that they are used to always getting their way. Well, sometimes there are egos opposed to each other

[@TheRockerxx69]

@@henkholdingastate fkn true

[@Puppynutter123]

@@Weightingtablesafter London is an OLD city, and people don’t live outside.

[@beekaydee7334]

"Don't you like them", said with a cheeky smile. Naughty woman. I like her. LoL

[@combatduckie]

The British have an adorable salty n classy sense of humor....

[@marianneoconnor3705]

Cant help but like her sense of humour.

[@penap.676]

I like her

[@jessicamori1450]

I hope she'll consider adding me in her wil! LOL

[@SoyanOsman]

"I didn't realise it was that vibrant, I'm usually wearing shades", can you be any cooler?

[@StuartOliver83]

Hahaaaa yeah she's class

[@johnair1]

nonchalant per excellence

[@flyingdove5780]

@@johnair1 sHE IS SASSY, HHAAHAH

[@mrb5491]

Gosh, I wish she could be cloned! I love the slightest edge of a smile when she says something like what was quoted above. I just love her!

[@theodorefrazier9553]

She's awesome lol I would love to have her as a neighbor.

[@AntileftTruly]

the decayed windowsills are what gets me more than the paint job

[@tiashiraz8430]

I admire her grit. She wouldn’t let the council or her neighbour push her around. Good on her!

[@bsusak09]

Soooo that guy from South Africa was ok with his home being completely gutted but doesn't want anyone else to?

[@fix-and-drive-diy-repairs]

Do you now see just what Mandela had to deal with in South Africa!

[@plantsoverpills1643]

Yeah didn’t you hear???? Only he can wear a tiara!!!!

[@2011blueman]

@@plantsoverpills1643 The crazy part of that either he was too stupid to realize the logical consequence of that metaphor, or even worse he did realize it and he was calling himself the queen of the neighborhood and he gets to have the tiara.

[@Helyob.castenelli3525]

@@2011blueman I wish I could give you lots of hearts. You deserve this. Nailed the observation.. hahahahahahaLMAO!

[@bumblebee9484]

I love her so much. her being sarcastic in a classy and elegant way is amazing and that smirk though. way to go granny.

[@Celisar1]

Agreed but calling her a granny is disrespectful and in itself demeaning.

[@doodleesq]

I'd love to have lunch with her. She fights the good fight and thankfully won each time...took a while but she won the war.

[@barrysims9906]

She reminded me of Jean Stapelton.

[@themustar601]

Don’t call people granny. Leaving the comment at “way to go” would have been fine.

[@ThatgeekNolan]

I came into this expecting to dislike her, but I actually adore her and admire her defense of her rights as a homeowner. I also kind of liked the stripes 😊.

[@TS-wf2rn]

She was definitely trolling those objectionable neighbors with the stripes. I got to respect her for that

[@andrewtowell6074]

Why?

[@michaelotieno6524]

Best troll ever. Why do you care what is the colour of the neighbours house.

[@mummybunny331]

Remember the guy with a shark on his Roof !! Haha , Shame that didn't catch on !! I,d like a big Bunny on mine...and a Silver front door,worthy of a visiting Unicorn...xx

[@poodlebone]

The neighbor annoyed the other neighbors when he renovated his own home. He also wanted Zipporah's house so he could then expand his own, creating more noise for the neighbors. What right does he have to complain? He deserves all the noise he gets. Maybe have someone with a leafblower sent around to add a little extra.

[@sugarsnap1578]

He should get back to where he camefrom

[@AnthonySmith-777]

He comes across to me a prize Narcissist. Spiteful little rich boy..

[@timboland2708]

Leafblower parties

[@geoffdundee]

@@sugarsnap1578 ..........up his arsehole?

[@bensonkaile9606]

Zipporah: "I don't enjoy this fight, but i don't find it intimidating"

[@EyeLean5280]

That was a great line, and so well delivered.

[@lillyadames5093]

A motto I can live by in NYC

[@Glesga_lassie]

I love this woman! She embodies everything i stand for, i hope shes living her best life as i know this was filmed a good few years ago

[@dakg8034]

I loved how Zipporah was cool yet determined to exert and protect her rights. An opponent like that is not easily defeated.

[@sol_4real]

I love this woman, her sense of humour is out of this world

[@kace9075]

She is so right. Her neighbor doesn't seem to mind that building his own house caused disturbance to others, oh no! Happily bought it and is enjoying his little swimming pool.

[@douglasvilledarling2935]

No telling what he was going to do with it if he purchased it

[@andrewtowell6074]

What about the other 19 neighbours who rejected it?

[@jsgoyburu]

"I'm not terribly keen on proper authority, let alone an abusive authority" LEGEND

[@shellyhall7393]

Painting her house with stripes is a high level of petty and I’m living for it 😂😂😂

[@wakeupitstime1822]

"I don't like this fight, but I'm not intimidated by it" - oh god, I wish I could be as classy and fierce as her 😔

[@nickdamon2721]

She is Brilliant, she only painted the stripes because her Neighbors are Interfering with her ability to Renovate her Building into a Residence with a Double Basement. The neighbor right beside her Built a Double Basement and now he is Blocking her From doing the same and that is INSANE. The Neighbors Double Basement Renovation should set Precedence for her to do the same with her property, and as for the stipes, I think they are Delightful and Cheery. Cheers

[@twincherry4958]

She surely knows how to win. Who is she?

[@AL-bv7jt]

Makes me wonder if he perhaps did something during the construction of his basement to compromise the structural integrity of her building. Maybe he fought so hard so she wouldn’t find out. Either way, he’s quite a jerk.

[@DunderKlomp]

I understand from the story that he bought the building with the basement already built.

[@AL-bv7jt]

@@DunderKlomp my understanding from the story was that he had construction done so he could have his double basement. Regardless, he doesn't want others to have what he's got.

[@maggiebastolla5430]

That South African man’s comment about not everyone having the right to wear a tiara really sets off an American (and probably most others as well). The beast!

[@jameson880]

So... had the SA neighbour bought the building instead of the lady, how would he have extended his house into it without making a noise..? Hmmm...

[@elisahamilton73]

A total hypocrite as he built a basement himself

[@detodosmoles]

@@elisahamilton73 I think he bought the house for 12M pounds with the basement swimming pool already there. Then he spent 6 months disturbing the neighbors renovating the inside, per the woman neighbor. He really is a hypocrite and bitter over not getting the house. And, he profited from apartheid enough to buy a rich house.

[@ursherettepaul3467]

Exactly, great point!

[@tmonster1498]

It’s ok for one neighbor to build his dream house, but not ok for the neighbors... You can dish it out, but can’t take it.. I hope this lady gets her dream house..

[@amichellep82]

It wasn’t that he wasn’t going to do literally the exact same thing Zepporah was asking to do. Remember he was bidding on that home against her and she won by paying with cash and upping the bid. He was pissed he lost the home because he wanted to add onto his home. HE* wanted to renovate it and add a double basement... but if he couldn’t, no one can.

[@autumnt.allgood8895]

Me too.

[@andrewtowell6074]

20 people rejected the planning application?

[@andrewtowell6074]

@@amichellep82 ...or maybe he bought it so he didn't have to put up with renovations?

[@amichellep82]

@@andrewtowell6074 nope. When he bought the home he lives in, you know the one right next door to the property with red stripes, he renovated his home for 6 months. Guess what he added to his home... a two story basement WITH A SWIMMING POOL!! Literally the exact same thing she wanted to do to her property. So he can renovate but she can’t? He is just mad because he lost the bid to her. He was going to add onto his home by renovating the red striped home to match his current residence. So again, if he would’ve won/bought the property he would’ve renovated it the exact way she would’ve but because he didn’t get the home then no one can renovate?! I can’t explain this any more clearly but I feel as if this is too confusing to explain. LOL

[@Aiyurii]

Joke’s on the neighbour. A quick search showed that the house got demolished and she’s now able to rebuild there. Glad he got to experience even more noise now!

[@karenrose1550]

Good for her!

[@susanrouse7665]

Good for her! Love her!

[@klanimakwon]

😭😭👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💯

[@goldyolvidobaroa]

Yep I did search too! She won, the structure got demolished and under renovation but only a single basement. It was still fine. And now she was suing the city planning for denying her multiple requests. Attagirl!

[@lynda6192]

id have left the house demolished for a few years out of badness too

[@warrengrant]

What a wonderfully fierce woman - RESPECT ! Strange that the South African didn't think the same.

[@ak-os1rh]

I love her! She’s confident, she’s sure of herself, not in the slightest bit stuck up and has a great sense of humor! She is the kind of women I and I’m sure most girls aspire to be! She didn’t give up even when all her neighbors conspired against her. If anything it made her work even harder and become even more ambitious towards her goal. I’m happy things worked out for her in the end, just goes to show you can achieve anything you want in life if you work hard and believe in yourself (as cliche as it sounds)

[@EriBarr]

I agree with you 100%!! She is awesome! Stands up for herself and doesn’t let things bring her down when they get hard.. my type of role model

[@casscassidy]

So true

[@olofhennig5226]

@@EriBarr AQ Q

[@NM-gy6tx]

She's inconsiderate. Hopefully that's not what all young women aspire to be.

[@ak-os1rh]

@@NM-gy6tx Let’s say you were at the grocery store and the person standing next to you called you “inconsiderate” because they found your outfit of choice (an example) atrocious and felt offended by it. Would it be right if all the customers got together and made a petition to the store’s corporation that you never be permitted dressed like that ever again or should they all shove it and mind their business because its your body your choice?

[@monzer0172]

I can build a giant basement and inconvenience my neighbors but I'll drag my feet and be an absolute demon to anybody else who tries to do the same. The hypocrisy is staggering. Good on this lady I hope she never stops being a thorn in that selfish idiots side.

[@kannam11]

Judging by the current house she has built in it's place (visible on Street View) she gave them many months, possibly years of noise and disruption that wouldn't have been necessary had he not attempted (and failed) to bully her.

[@kannam11]

Oh, and she's topped the roof with a large, golden dragon weather vane 😅 God love her! I bet he's called her a dragon at some stage 😂

[@arcturianninja]

"Not everyone can be a queen with a tiara" The audacity of this guy!

[@beccabbea2511]

What a pity she didn't add the odd diagonal or horizontal stripe to brake up the vertical stripes just a wee bit. 😃

[@tjallingdalheuvel126]

One guess what he had planned doing to it if he acquired the building. Build a double basement?

[@kevinkahembi8244]

I just love how she does her lips whenever she makes a point

[@suemoore9276]

And that little glint of the devil when she raises her eyebrow. 😂

[@acxezknightnite1377]

Me too. It’s awesome! 😂

[@cashiediamond5452]

That’s what make me love her lol. I love her lol

[@blkivory650]

You mean how she points her lips when she makes a point 🤣

[@nicolelewonkenobi]

That devious smirk, where she's trying not to crack a complete smile!

[@vondaniels3214]

I love Ziporah's attitude and the striped house. Good on you Ziporah. Never be dull. Be bright, and original and fun. 💜💜

[@compedious591]

Zipporah is a naughty bit of intelligent posh totty, love her

[@mattiemclean9882]

Intelligent? Posh? not the first words to my mind.

[@J-FLaw]

I like her too

[@julieaucoin9980]

I just love her. She's doing it to piss the neighbor's off . She doesn't take crap from any one

[@julieavina1057]

I think she should add popcorn at the top..

[@ssseeee5116]

now that would be spectacular

[@TrophiesNclips]

Lol yes 👍🏻 lmaooo

[@tezzyteaspoon]

I was thinking the same thing!!! 🤣🤣

[@edvinrudberg175]

YES HAHAHAHAHAAA

[@panama-canada]

I think it brightens up the day.

[@LizzieLightning]

Kensington council spending all their time and resources with millionaire neighbor wars, yet ignored Grenfell residents safely concerns for years before it burned to a cinder.

[@lola_incarnate]

This made me sad

[@rudynathan8852]

Exactly this

[@alwhyte6533]

These idiots wouldn't care about Grenfell burning down. They'd be happy, because their property values would go up. They're scum. Money doesn't buy class. Horrid, horrid people.

[@kiki-hy1fq]

💯 facts!! Makes you sick to the stomach

[@itskleoxo]

The council should never have taken it this far.

[@gailhickman9612]

Zipporah has a mischievous twinkle in her eye! I like her. 😊

[@eveowusu4045]

I like her and I love her determination too ☺️.

[@marmaladeemma1080]

She a strong minded woman ...fighting in a mans world ...If I had the money I'd be her neighbour and paint my house striped too ...

[@kathymyers7279]

I wonder what she does for a living.

[@aislingsheridan4980]

Love this woman

[@marc44444]

@@kathymyers7279 she's 72 so probably on a pension. She is also a property developer as a side occupation i assume. i am not convinced she wants to live there herself 😀

[@ThexXxXxOLOxXxXx]

When you're so rich that you don't have a work life, fighting with your neighbours becomes your day job.

[@nelliebly6616]

Yes...but let Them do it...let Them pave the Road for us others...then it Will be Easier for us , in the future🤗

[@bonnietodd1216]

yes

[@Redmanticore]

why cant they just live in a place where there are no neighbors for a mile? they could afford it.

[@ThexXxXxOLOxXxXx]

@@Redmanticore How can they show off then?

[@gidd]

@@Redmanticore Because people much rather live in walkable cities

[@brandybunker-cummings1373]

If you're down in the dumps and need a real dose of laughter, definitely watch this one!!! Absolutely love Zipporah Lol 🤣🤣❣

[@kookycoolauntkaryn5884]

"I'm not terribly keen on proper authority.... let alone abuse of authority..." 😂😂..... love this woman!

[@faithford9143]

I was so happy that she had the money to fight back

[@techwealthalchemy]

Zipporah need to be protected. She is a gem, an epitome of a woman who knows what she want and is not easily intimidated. I love her.

[@edletts2219]

Reminds me of the outskirts of a small city I used to work in. There was a man who had a small auto wrecking yard there for over 40 years, that was originally surrounded by farm land. The city expanded over the years and a fancy neighborhood was built next to the wrecking yard. The neighbors complained to the city about the wrecking yard and stated that the piece of property the wrecking yard was on was zoned for agriculture. So, the guy that owned the wrecking yard cleaned up the property and put in a pig farm.

[@gina.1]

Ha ha ha

[@carolchepchirchir539]

😂😂

[@nondumisondhlovu9181]

people are just petty hahaha

[@christinajones7696]

🤣🤣😂😂

[@aminag4836]

Lovely 😊

[@ndSpaz]

This whole documentary (wery well made by the way) should have had a soundtrack played on the world's smallest violin. I love that they get annoyed by noise, more basement digs! More leafblowers! More! MOREE!!

[@marietighe6328]

😂😂😂IKR and that woman saying THESE ARENT MANSIONS, THEY ARE VERY MODEST MID SIZED HOMES. Are you serious? Lord cry me a river 😅😅

[@oOzephyrOo]

Lol those rich people xD but especially the first guy, with his "just because you see the queen wearing a tiara, that doesn't mean everyone can wear one". I think that sums up his personality entirely..

[@Najda007]

😂😂 True. This is The sentence that irritated me the most, too.

[@erinhewitt1269]

100%

[@doodleesq]

As she said its hypocrisy. It's a real waste of councils time.

[@chrismcerlain1664]

Massive hypocrite, hope the noise of the refurbishment drove him nuts

[@oOzephyrOo]

@@chrismcerlain1664 lol i do agree 🤣

[@pizzatimenewsinterestingfa3323]

Bless Zipporah. Her trolling is on a next level with the stripes, and you know full well Niall would have converted that building into a home had he won the bid. I do not feel bad for Niall whatsoever.

[@kkho2198]

exactly. they both bidded 4.5M+ on a plot that had a value of 1.5M or about. they are just after exactly the same thing.

[@Miki-oh2bp]

I absolutely love the attitude of the lady, she bought a house, snatched it from a neighbour and now he waants to make her life difficult because of jealousy. She bought the house so she should have the right to renovate it according to her needs. The hypocritical neighbour had the same done to his house and didng give flying frick about his neighbours at the time so he can suck it up. Long story short, go go stripey lady, we love you and your cheekyness.

[@davidcaruana9668]

Does anyone know if the house been completed.

[@bicgohill8756]

She is the queen of Karen’s.

[@PANDAFACEEYES]

@@bicgohill8756 he is literally the Karen complaining because he could get his own way. Sounds like you're the Karen

[@lilasdays64]

The woman in question is my second cousin. She is an awful person lmao

[@dot8209]

@@lilasdays64 suck up to her and maybe get some money when she dies?

[@Vivienwestphal]

This lady might not be instantly likeable, but I fully support her. I would go mad if a bunch of hypocritical arses were telling me what I may or may not do. Infuriating!!

[@lavienestpasunlongfleuvetr2559]

Digging into the foundations of old houses like that can't be good for their foundations (old London buildings have a tenancy to move on their foundations) and it's a huge nuisance for neighbourhoods. None of them should be allowed to do it.

[@melissaleach6932]

I'm still laughing at "that corner isn't finished and it's driving me crazy!"

[@meredithaltschuler8149]

I know she added it just to bug people who get set off by that kind of thing. Just brilliant! Hahaha!

[@40dayswaterfast]

I hadn’t noticed it until she said it. If I lived there I would have politely asked Zipporah to finish it 😅

[@janetwestwood9194]

🎪 👈👀👉 👋🤡🪓

[@BMTheBuilder]

Typical Karen , right?

[@hootilyhoot]

I didn't notice it until she said something...now I can't see anything else. But why???????????

[@TheChrislondoner]

“That bit that’s unfinished in the corner drives me absolutely mad” 🤣🤣🤣

[@tvs9978]

Rich people's problems lol

[@carolchepchirchir539]

😂😂

[@Mil185]

I am sure that was the objective.

[@erinthesystem9608]

I thought that was great!! As an artist, that would have ended up irking me, too.

[@Joy-Marie369]

It's not finished and even if it was it'd still look vile.

[@nolanyoung8786]

Everyone’s just mad that Saporas the only happy person in town trying to enjoy life. Everyone else wears their bleak clothes in their bleak houses and are pissed that someone else is actually enjoying themselves.

[@Bestwick1983]

Zipporah

[@elizabethr.1788]

))

[@maureensalter5752]

She doesn’t exactly look happy, in fact she looks thoroughly pissed off

[@clarissa8477]

@@maureensalter5752 she seems like the kind of person that enjoys irritating other people.

[@aquarianknight]

TRUE, VERY TRUE......

[@frankierospansygirl]

Just seen this episode tonight. Literally the best thing I've ever seen on TV in my life. No exaggeration. What an absolute riot Zipporah is, fantastic. Very well done ma'am.

[@leamartin8392]

She’s amazing. She’s not about to be bullied and I admire her for that. She’s actually demolished it now and started the rebuild. I hope she does it reallllllly slowly and ever so loudly 🤣

[@DemureDarlings]

Good for her🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@mcdanielwright9172]

Wow nice comments you comment so good tell me where are you from

[@harveyweinstein6346]

She's DEMOLISHED that house? Seriously?

[@mulemule]

@@harveyweinstein6346 If you watch closely, her plans were always tantamount to a redux of the entire shell and façade. It was the site's exceptional footprint that was the ultimate prize. Now then: scoot back into your cell. ;)

[@tamaracarter1836]

@@harveyweinstein6346 I was also shocked because I thought her house was Georgian (and that would have been illegal to demolish in England), but turns out it was actually built in the 50s. I think the design of her new house has to follow certain specifications, so that it fits into the historic surroundings - which is a *very* good thing!

[@DystopianArchive]

Nothing but respect and admiration for that brilliant woman.

[@Blue_Star_Child]

I freaking love the stripes! Do a rainbow!

[@russell-di8js]

South African so probably not the 1st time he's moved cos white wasn't being upheld as he wished!!

[@MemeRoulette]

@@russell-di8js Ironic comment on epic scale. Assuming somebody did something based on a racist assumption that they must be racist.

[@traceyyeoman8391]

Zaphora is sensibly balanced, on the other hand dear Nial is narcissistic and an obsessive bully. Such a waste of time, ridiculous actually. Dear Nial wanted her property and he felt entitled, and the Tiara tale is a tell all.

[@sandrafinbar]

Nial is used to getting his way in his former country of residency South Africa. Hope Sipphora shows him up to be the bully and slob he is.

[@lorrainewalton5827]

He likes cats so he has one tick 😃

[@AnotherWittyUsername.]

@@lorrainewalton5827 He picked his poor cat up by the scruff of the neck!

[@texasray5237]

If anybody wants to wear a tiara it's ok with me.

[@hilaryc3203]

I don't like him either, poor cat, but she just did this for revenge. She wants to fight and she wants to stick it to ALL her neighbours. That's petty, childish behaviour. Her stripes also lowers the value of the surrounding homes. She's a cow. I like getting along with my neighbours; she's selfish and entitled.

[@Airbnb_Portishead]

The comments these neighbours are making are just priceless! Laughing out loudly whilst working out on my rowing machine... they really are quite witty.

[@figlina]

Zipporah is the queen 🤪 and she deserves a tiara and her freaking basement. All unapologetic people unite! 💪👊

[@nicoleg5703]

Lol, I guess he wanted to be the only queen on that row

[@Khaanxx]

I agree, she seems little naughty as well 😂

[@figlina]

@@Khaanxx true🤪

[@cuprashoe]

Average person: I'm worried about my family and how to put food on the table through a pandemic. Rich people in London: I'm worried when autumn comes around because I hear leafblowers or someone's painted their own house a colour I don't like

[@katbar6066]

Such self entitlement

[@riandraegon556]

They don’t have a clue. And in truth, have nothing but disdain for the poor. The masses are starting to rumble.

[@elena-bz5gl]

that’s not average person. that’s poor people the middle class are different

[@shara-la8629]

Also: Darling, lets take a plane and go to Covent Garden to listen some aria... Hm, on a second thought, lets bring philharmonic, chorus and dancers to a back garden for a week..

[@ianmangham4570]

A homeless person is something they step over after leaving the theatre.

[@marilyndresser2377]

I would guess that her neighbor who is blocking her from doing the same renovations as he did plus failing to top her bid to purchase the house, is trying to force her out.... to get a second chance to buy it.

[@romy1223]

She should sell it to him for like 20 million ....

[@lisadavis1558]

Agree!!!

[@gagamba9198]

_'... doing the same renovations as he did... '_ But he didn't do renovations. He bought the home after the renovations were completed by a previous owner. Listen to narration beginning @8:02. He purchased his home only a few months before she bought the office building. Impossible for a multi-level basement renovation to be designed, applied for, investigated, approved, and built in a few months. You, and many others commenting here, reached a conclusion based on poor listening. Have you considered giving cotton buds a crack to clean your ears?