A Hollywood stuntman who says his move to a £500,000 UK country home has been blighted by "overflowing foul drainage" from a septic tank is suing his property surveyors for £150,000.

Robert Bowen, a stunt performer who has won industry accolades and appeared in films including F1: The Movie with Brad Pitt, claims his 2023 move to an idyllic detached cottage in the Lincolnshire countryside, set in over four acres of land, has been ruined by sewage including "foul solids" escaping from his septic tank, which he claims will cost £25,000 to replace.

Along with his partner Lucy Vaughan, Mr Bowen - who also performed stunts for Disney's 2023 live action Little Mermaid as well as TV fantasy hit House of the Dragon - is suing Beehoo Surveying Limited for around £150,000, claiming their in depth pre-purchase report on the state of the house was inadequate and failed to flag up numerous serious issues.

As well as the sewage problem, the couple say the property is blighted by flooding, has a roof in such a state of…