A bereaved son who struggled to sell his late mum’s Fife house due to “eyesore” sculptures made from piles of rubbish has finally sold the property for below the market rate. John Kirkby claimed buyers were put off his mother’s two-bedroom semi-detached home on Strathbeg Drive in Dalgety Bay due to the “bizarre” sculptures. Dalgety Bay residents’ dispute with artist’s ‘eyesore’ sculpturesJohn’s mum Doreen Mary Moore was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in October 2021 and passed away aged 86. “There were countless buyers looking for just the sort of house my mum had but were immediately put off when they saw the house next door. Fife house sold for £16,000 less than its valuationJohn said he was eventually forced to accept an offer that was £16,000 less than the property was valued at.