Jenkin Rees has lost a long compensation battle over the farm he believed would stay in his family for generations. He was granted tenancy by the 3rd Earl of Plymouth, a descendant of slave trader Clive of India, in 1965. But in 2017 his son the 4th Earl won planning permission for luxury homes there, triggering a clause in the lease that means he can legally take it back. "He can’t sleep either.”A Plymouth Estates spokesman said the Rees family had been aware of the building plans since 2013, before permission was granted in March 2017. "These have all been ignored or rejected by the Rees family who instead chose to pursue the case through the courts.

Source: Daily Mirror October 31, 2020 21:42 UTC