Couple who bought £32,500,000 home can get refund over moth ‘infestation’ A couple who bought a mansion for £32.5 million can give it back and have most of the money back after it turned out to be infested by ‘millions of moths’, a judge has ruled.
Mr Justice Fancourt said Dr Hunyak had at times ‘exaggerated’ the extent of ongoing problems, but found that Mr Woodward-Fisher had given ‘false’ answers in the pre-contract questions.
Mr Seitler also noted that his client now simply ‘can’t afford to re-purchase the property’ and alleged that the claimants, while ‘fastidious about moths’, had ‘neglected’ the house which he spent so long restoring.
They said Mr Woodward-Fisher had given ‘false’ answers about the state of the property and failed ‘honestly to disclose’ the ‘serious infestation’ of moths.
The couple’s barrister, John McGhee KC, claimed Dr Hunyak ended up having to swat around 100 moths a day to stay on top of the problem.
