He thought his multimillion-rand Cape Town mansion stood empty and secure. But noisy weekends, a fleet of luxury vehicles in the driveway and the screeches of children in the garden said otherwise.A neighbour's complaints about the clamour alerted medical doctor Abdullah Abduljabbar Alanizi, who lives in London, that someone had assumed ownership of his Cape Town home.The Saudi businessman bought the Bishopscourt property - 4,000m² with a double-storey house, double garage and maid's quarters - 10 years ago.Little did Alanizi, 62, know that it would take him more than three years to get the occupant off the property in the exclusive suburb. And yet another lawsuit is looming.Alanizi, who also has a Bishopscourt home formerly owned by the late Brett Kebble, learnt about the seizure of his Forest Avenue property in February 2014.His neighbour saw cars in the driveway and alarm bells rang because the City of Cape Town had yet to issue a certificate of occupancy.Alanizi had hired an agent to manage the property while he was abroad, but had fired him. With the help of a private investigator he found out that lawyer and debt counsellor Zahid Adams, 44, was the new "owner".Adams was instructed to vacate the home, but he dug in his heels and it emerged that he had even registered the house in his name at the deeds office.A lengthy and costly legal battle ensued, culminating in an eviction order granted by the High Court in Cape Town.Adams said the home had stood derelict since 2008, telling the court he had bought it for R8-million in February 2014 from Alanizi's agent, who had power of attorney.He claimed to have spent up to R2.5-million fixing it. The ceiling boards were water damaged, as were the floors and wooden doors, Adams said. He registered it in his name a year later.But Alanizi denied he had given his agent permission to sell the home.Adams told the court Alanizi was a "man of considerable wealth" who would not suffer significant inconvenience if the case dragged on while he found ways to bolster his arguments. I acted in good faith. There were enormous legal costs involved, but I don't think at this stage that I am going to back down Alanizi owned a farm in Ceres worth R337-million, Kebble's former home, a R12-million house in Newlands and vehicles - including a Ferrari and a BMW X5 - worth about R36-million, Adams said."His London property portfolio appears to include properties in Holland Park, a Bromwell Road flat, an Exhibition Road penthouse and a property in Pembroke Gardens and Grove Park," Adams' court papers read.Alanizi said Adams's claims surprised him. "I deny that [Adams] effected any improvements to the property," he says in court papers."In any event, he could not have effected such improvements because he would have required approved building plans to have done so."Secondly, even if [he] has a claim against me for effecting improvements to the dwelling, which I deny, it does not entitle him to utilise the property."The court authorised a writ of ejection last month. But there seems to be no end in sight in the saga as both Alanizi and Adams vowed this week to take further legal action."I will be taking further legal steps shortly," Alanizi said. "At this stage of the court case I would like to refer you to the court papers."Adams said: "I acted in good faith. There were enormous legal costs involved, but I don't think at this stage that I am going to back down. There will be an appeal; we are looking at taking further legal action."Both refused to comment on the role played by the agent , or what happened to the R8-million, saying these matters would be the subject of further legal action...