The publication of the report of the Commissioner for Parliamentary Standards allows us to establish the chronology of events. According to the evidence, the Keens were able to live in Brook Road South when Jim was around in October 2008 and in fact were able to live in the garage/summerhouse/annexe until the week of 23rd November 2008."The building work in Brentford started in about July 2008.Yes. We began in May/June with tasks such as emptying the loft.""para 37. ....When the House returned in October 2008 they spent two nights a week there, instead oftheir previous four, and they spent five nights a week in London. This pattern continueduntil the week of 23 November 2008. According to the schedule, Mr and Mrs Keen did notspend any nights at all thereafter in their Brentford home.""39. Mr and Mrs Keen said that the summerhouse was located close to but separate fromthe house at the rear. The space allowed them to have “a normal office with telephone, PCetc but also … a fridge, TV and bed/settee”. It allowed for easy access to the house for toiletand kitchen facilities. They commented, “Because of access to the main house we had no realdifficulties until the end of October/November when the builder misled us into believing thatmore major construction work was suddenly needed. November became very difficult and bythe beginning of December we were forced to stop his work and needed to board up the rearof the property making access impossible”."Throughout most of that time you were able to live in the Brentford home, or at least in theannex at the back, gaining access to the house to use the kitchen and bathroom.Mrs Keen : Yes. It is a modern brick built annex, converted from a garage, with an office and sofabed, withelectricity but no plumbing. For that you have to go into the main house. But it is only a fewsteps away from the French windows."The evidence also states that the Keens were able to move back into the house in October 2009 - but it does not actaully say when they did so. However , in the interview with Sir John Lyon on 19th January, the question was asked :"Have you now returned to your previous pattern of overnight stays - four nights a week in Brentford?Mrs Keen: Yes."
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