In a separate hearing in December last year, Jonathan Seitler KC, defending Mr Woodward-Fisher, said it would be "impossible" for him to accept the house back, and accused the couple of having "substantially degraded" their "super-prime property" since they bought it in 2019 through "neglect".
He claimed they had "introduced a vermin infestation into the property in the form of mice and rodents," as well as issues with "flies and fly larvae" linked to Dr Hunyak's habit of keeping "a very large selection of fruit" in his bedroom.
Iya Patarkatsishvili, 41, and her husband Dr Yevhen Hunyak, 51, successfully sued William Woodward-Fisher – the vendor of their property in Notting Hill – after the judge agreed he made "fraudulent misrepresentations" when failing to mention the moth issue in the pre-contract enquiries.
Mr Woodward-Fisher, 68, claimed he did not know of any vermin infestation or of any hidden defect in the property - which came with its own pool and spa, gym, wine room, library and cinema.
A Russian Billionaire's daughter who bought a £32.5m mansion in London before realising it had a "severe moth infestation" can now return it and get most of the money back, a High Court judge has ruled.
