A business man is suing an estate agent for £100,000 after he broke his back while climbing newly-installed security gates at his flat - having arrived home with a takeaway for dinner. Carlos Reguero Perez, 49, had been returning home to his £1million flat in Hampstead, north London at around 10.30pm on February 4, 2015 when he discovered the newly installed gates. Keen to put his feet up and eat dinner, but without a fob or access code to open the electronically-controlled gates, he tried to clamber over but fell heavily and suffered serious injuries, it is claimed. As well as two spinal fractures, Mr Perez says he suffered a brain injury which has caused his eyes to become hyper-sensitive, so he is now forced to wear shades to cope with bright light. He is demanding six-figure compensation from Savills (UK) Ltd, who acted as managing agents for the landlord of his flat. Carlos Reguero Perez had been returning home to his £1million flat in Hampstead, north London on February 4, 2015 when he discovered the newly installed gates (pictured) But the estate agents say he 'acted in reckless disregard for his own safety by climbing the gate' and they are not to blame. Central London County Court heard that Mr Perez was living in a flat now worth around £1m at the exclusive Prince Arthur Mews complex at the time of his accident. Builders had recently installed new security gates at the entrance, the court heard, and when he returned with his takeaway that night Mr Perez found the electricically-controlled gates had 'gone live' blocking him from getting into his home. Mr Perez claims Savills failed to tell him when the gates would become operational or get the fob or access code to him in time. He tried in vain to contact a neighbour in the apartment block by pressing buttons on the entry keypad, his lawyers claim. 'In the agony of the moment' Mr Perez decided his only option was to scale one of the gates, they say. But he lost his footing in mid-climb, clattering heavily onto the concrete pavement. Mr Perez claims the fall left him with devastating multiple injuries - including spinal fractures, a 'moderate traumatic brain injury' and ongoing psychological effects. He also says he suffered blurred vision for a year after the accident and still needs to wear sunglasses in bright light. Savills however deny all fault and dispute they ever agreed to act as 'intermediaries' in delivering keys to Mr Perez, pointing out that they had no role in installing the new gates. On top of that, they deny any duty of care towards him and insist he brought disaster on himself by climbing a gate which had 'spurs' on the top to deter intruders. They also dispute the cause, nature and impact of his injuries and deny his accident was 'foreseeable', Savills' barrister, Joshua Hedgman, said. Mr Perez claims Savills failed to tell him when the gates (pictured) would become operational or get the fob or access code to him in time Mr Perez says he was aware that gates were being installed outside the complex, but that he had no idea when they would be completed and 'go live'. He claims in court papers that the management company had arranged for a fob and access code to be delivered to Savills, and that Savills 'agreed' to arrange for the fob and code to be handed over to him. That claim is disputed by the realtors. By the time he returned home at 10.30pm Mr Perez had neither received his new fob - nor been warned that the gates would finally be working, he says. But Savills' legal team insist they had no obligation to deliver the fob to Mr Perez, who was not their client. Nor had they themselves been told precisely when the gates were due to start working or been given vital 'access codes' for the fobs, the company's lawyers claim. In their defence to the action Savills' lawyers say that the claim that Mr Perez was forced to act 'in the agony of the moment...is incredible and is denied'. Lawyers for the estate agents say he ought to have 'arranged overnight accommodation' with a friend or at a hotel and contacted them in the morning if he couldn't get in by ringing his neighbours' buzzers. 'The accident was caused by Mr Perez's own negligence,' they claim. The case recently reached court as lawyers on both sides faced off over whether the case against Savills can proceed to trial. Mr Hedgman argued that the businessman has no right to bring a case against the real estate giants and that his claim should be 'struck out'. But after intense debate between lawyers a judge refused to bar his case from going ahead. Mr Perez will now return to court at a later date for a full trial on whether Savills are liable for his injuries.All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility