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A plague of moths

A plague of moths

Holes in developer’s case mean house buyers can have their money back

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Joshua Rozenberg
Feb 11, 2025
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Avoid litigation like the plague is always good advice, especially when the plague consists of moths. Otherwise, you may end up like William Woodward-Fisher, a champion rower turned property developer with an argument full of holes.

It seemed a good idea in 2011 to buy a London townhouse for £10.4m, spending another £10m digging out the basement and doin…

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