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The daughter of Georgian billionaire and her husband who said their £ 32.5 million castle have infected millions of moths can return the property to the seller and compensate for their money, the High Court in London ruled.
Mr Justice Timothy Fancourt found on Monday in favor of Iya Patarkatsishvili and Yevhena Hunyak, who said there were no obvious signs of insects before buying Villa Horbury six years ago.
He said he was a “significant part of” evidence presented by William Woodward-Fisher, a salesman, “unburdened”.
“He simply wanted to sell the house and move on,” Fancourt said, adding that Patarkatsishvili and Hunyak are entitled to a “aversion” of a sale contract – putting them in order to make a return to buy.
The couple bought a Victorian estate in Western London, which was a pool, spa, cinema and gym in 2019. Their faces ruined their clothes and fell into the wine, the couple said.
Patarkatsishvili, whose father was the late Georgian tycoon Badri Patarkataksishvili, and her husband, a pediatric dentist, sued Woodward-Ribe for false presentation.
The couple said the moths were hidden in the walls and ceiling gaps and entered the house, landing on toothbrushes and towels.
They claimed that Woodward-Fisher, a geodet, was unable to say that he ordered a pest control company when he lived on the property.
During the civic trial last year, the defendant said he only went with the moth treatment to humm his wife. Any problem was solved before the couple moved in, he said.
Fancourt said on Monday that potential buyers received “false” answers to various questions about possible disadvantages and that Woodward-Riba “Hope could be the problem.”
Patarkatsishvili and Hunyak also caused “significant” damage, including the costs that the couple originated in an effort to deal with infection, and less deduction to reflect their use of assets, he said.
The final sum should be determined this month.
The judge said that the property should be sold, and the right of marriage on the repayment will be “protected by a righteous pledge” on the property.
“There is no reason to think that, if examples, they will be done, documented and revised by professionals, there will be a significant, permanent impact on the value of the home, though full value sales can take longer than usual,” Fancourt added.
Chris Webber, a civil partner in Squire Patton Boggs, said that the law firm was “delighted with our clients Dr. Hunyak and Mrs. Patarkatsishvili”.
“This was a very difficult time for our clients,” he added.
Woodward-Rita spokesman said he was “obviously disappointed and carefully considered the verdict.
