Architect banned for two years over dishonest allegations against neighbours

Dr Karin Elliott, an architect, has been barred from working for two years after a professional tribunal found that allegations she made against neighbours were dishonest and misleading. The case matters because the tribunal ruled her conduct amounted to professional misconduct, while neighbours say the accusations caused harm and were part of a personal vendetta.

The dispute in Norwich involved claims of racism, harassment, violence, theft and property damage between December 2023 and early 2024. Elliott accused one neighbour of making a sexually charged gesture by parking a white Nissan Navara in a shared area, and linked another neighbour’s garden wall to Donald Trump’s proposed border wall; the tribunal said her serious accusations were tenuously constructed. Three neighbours gave evidence at hearings held over four weeks across 14 months.