FG, R (On the Application Of) v Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

Zia Nabi and Rea Murray (instructed by Hansen Palomares Solicitors) for the Claimant Ian Peacock (instructed by Bi-Borough Legal Services) for the Defendant Hearing dates: 16-17 January 2024 ____________________

i) 2�February 2023 � An engineer attended for one hour in order to investigate the bad smell reported by FG. The engineer recommended returning to investigate the roof space to check if a vent was blocked.

ii) 17 February 2023 � An engineer attended for two hours, gained access to "the hatch", and noted that this was not "access to roof � just a loft conversion with nothing in it". He also noted "slight smells" and recommended "a small bore pipework clean".

iii) 1 March 2023 � An engineer attended for three hours to clear and clean all small-bore pipework. He noted, however, that the smell "doesn't seem to be coming from pipe" but rather "from the void so may be there is a break in the vent pipework". He advised that an engineer should return to site with a ladder, get access to the loft, and check all pipework and "camera down the stack if we are able to access it". He recommended that if the problem was not found in that way, then the boxed-in void in the kitchen should be checked for breaks.

iv) 23 March 2023 � An engineer attended for two hours and carried out some investigations using a drain camera. He advised returning with at least two engineers, cleaning the stack completely, and carrying out related work.