 Early in 1985 Mrs Paul was ill and owed an estimated £300,000.In November of that year the "Hampstead and Highgate Express" reported that Mrs Paul "now mentally ill" had been offered an unfair price (£225,000) for her house by the owner of the neighbouring property "Fine Art Tutors", who wanted to extend.Had a fair price been offered, Mrs Paul would have been able to pay off her creditors