Couple sue mansion's seller for £36m over moth claim

The daughter of a Georgian billionaire and her husband are suing for more than £36m after claiming the London mansion they purchased was "infested" by "millions of moths", the high court heard.

- Caroline Davies

Iya Patarkatsishvili and Dr Yevhen Hunyak bought the early Victorian Notting Hill home in west London - with seven bedrooms, pool, spa, gym, wine room, library, cinema and a "snoring room", designed for peaceful sleep - for £32.5m in May 2019.

Days after moving in, they spotted signs of an infestation that would go on to destroy clothing and ruin their wine, resulting in their suing the house seller, William Woodward-Fisher.

At one point, insects were landing on the family's toothbrushes, cutlery and plates of food, Hunyak told the court, while he had to tip away glasses of wine after discovering moths floating in them.