A source said: "Heather is telling friends that relations have broken down
so badly between her and her former lawyers Mishcon de Reya she will have to
sell the house Paul bought her to pay the legal bills. Mishcon de Reya are
poised to serve with a writ for the cash."
The source added to Britain's Sunday Mirror newspaper: "This Christmas she
has been facing up to losing the house."
Paul bought Heather the nine-bedroom property earlier this year because it
is close to his own East Sussex home and he wants regular access to the
couple's four-year-old daughter Beatrice.
Heather, 39, reportedly plans to put the house up for sale in January.
The animal rights campaigner - who could be awarded more than £30 million in
her divorce settlement - claims financial strain forced her to part ways
with Mishcon de Reya.
Heather's representative Michele Elyzabeth said: "It was agreed between them
both that she would suspend her representation from the firm due to
financial reasons and that she was capable of representing herself."