Imagine waking up to a home plunged into perpetual gloom, your once vibrant garden withered, and your driveway a hazard.

For 79-year-old Margaret Broeren, this isn’t a bad dream – it’s her daily reality, all thanks to her neighbour’s out-of-control hedge.

Her heartbreaking story, shared by Yahoo News , exposes a shocking loophole in Australian property law that could be devaluing your home right now.

For over five decades, Ms Broeren has cherished her Newborough property in regional Victoria. But four years ago, a creeping darkness began to consume her home.

A towering hedge, growing unchecked just beyond her shared fence, started to block the precious sunlight, transforming her beloved abode into a shadowed shell, making it hard to see when she’s backing out of her driveway.

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