Residents at world’s most expensive apartment block where Kylie Minogue lived face moving out due to water leaks

MEGA-RICH residents on the earth’s costliest residence block face having to maneuver out due to water leaks.

Pipework at London’s £1.1billion One Hyde Park has suffered “extreme corrosion harm” in “virtually all places”, court docket papers declare.

Pipework at London’s £1.1billion One Hyde Park has allegedly suffered “extreme corrosionCredit score: Alamy

Stars equivalent to singer Kylie Minogue, 53, have lived within the luxurious residence blockCredit score: Getty

Holly Vallance has additionally been a residentCredit score: Getty - Contributor

Valves are stated to be faulty, placing in danger the well being and security of tenants on account of the potential of water contamination.

The posh block, in Knightsbridge, West London, boasts 85 personal residences — with penthouses valued at £175million.

Stars equivalent to singer Kylie Minogue, 53, who offered up final yr, and actress Holly Valance, 38, have been residents with Arab sheikhs and Russian oligarchs.

However the issues are actually so unhealthy ceilings must be taken down, attorneys say.

It means residents shall be pressured to maneuver out whereas the water provide is turned off and repairs accomplished.

Legal professionals for proprietor One Hyde Park Ltd, in papers lodged at London’s Excessive Court docket on December 22, say their consumer desires £10million from building large Laing O’Rourke in damages for breach of contract.

After setting out a listing of alleged issues, the claims state Laing O’Rourke ought to foot the restore invoice. Legal professionals say points started in February 2015, simply 4 years after the grand opening.

Engineers discovered “severely” corroding copper pipes within the ceiling of 1 luxurious residence and alerted Laing O’Rourke.

Joint inspections later revealed corrosion “in virtually all places”.

Specialists stated the pipework and valve refurb “is a matter of urgency”.

However Laing O’Rourke’s authorized workforce insisted the faults have been the residents’ downside.

The 36-page writ says the penthouses aren't affected.

Laing O’Rourke’s defence to the case has not been made publicly obtainable.