Seller of moth-infested Notting Hill mansion handed staggering final court bill

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ruling in the couple's favour, Mr Justice Fancourt found that they had been led into the purchase by Mr Woodward-Fisher's "fraudulent misrepresentation" about the state of the property. The house was extended and radically remodelled by Mr Woodward-Fisher to about 11,000 sq ft, before it was sold on to Dr Hunyak, 50, and Ms Patarkatsishvili, 41, in 2019. open image in gallery Horbury Villa Dr Hunyak is a paediatric dentist who practices in Chelsea, while his wife is daughter of Badri Patarkatsishvili, a Georgian businessman who fell out with Vladimir Putin and set up home in the UK in 2000 before dying of heart failure in 2008. open image in gallery Yevhen Hunyak Mr McGhee said Mr Woodward-Fisher had known about moths in the house before he decided to sell up, but in pre-contract enquiries with solicitors said he was unaware of any "vermin infestation" or "defects" in the house that weren't visible. Giving judgment earlier this month, 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.