Jason states "The leaflet 'Piplings Nursery - the facts' circulated by TLERA states their current position and some of the background based on their opinion - as at Saturday - but is not all fact. There are a number of errors that have since been identified. The nursery owners were in no way consulted on their 'position'."

I suggest that the nursery owners consult a solicitor who is an expert in defamation. There could be one living and practising in the area! Otherwise I can give them the Lord Chancellor's Defamation Protocol that applies for free. No win no fee also applies in this area.

I have no objection to anyone insisting on enforcing a covenant because that was the deal when they bought their house. But i do object to inaccurate statements and scaremongering.

I suspect that like most things Piplings started small before considerations or awareness of covenants arose.

How many people actually have seen or read their title deeds? I keep mine in the Bank.