A mum has called out her "disgusting neighbours" for the state of their flat after receiving a letter from the council about their shared property.
The woman described the condition of her neighbours' flat, including the fact that it smells "like an outside bin on a hot day" and that one of the windows is "covered in black mould".
She took to parenting forum Mumsnet to ask for advice as she revealed she is interested in selling her flat — but expressed concern that "nobody will buy it" due to the neighbours.
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She wrote: "We live in a four in a block of flats, two downstairs and two upstairs. The two downstairs flats (one of which we live in) shares a hallway with the other downstairs neighbours and the upstairs flats have their own entrance round the back.
"The other ground floor neighbours are disgusting, and we are coming to think of selling but nobody will buy it with these neighbours I'm betting, is there anything we can do?
"I have never heard a hoover running in the eight years we've lived here, the stink coming from their flat is like an outside bin on a hot day and their living room window is covered in black mould, spider webs and has well over 200 dead months laying in 2cms of dust."
They continued: "The back window that looks into the kitchen is the same, the kitchen surfaces are covered in rubbish bags and thick black gunge. They get two takeaways delivered a day because presumably they cannot use the kitchen.
"Now we have received a letter from the council as someone has complained of one of the garages at the back (the one belonging to the neighbours) being filled with black bags of rubbish including food waste.
"We never go round the back but sure enough there it is, an entire garage full to the brim with bin bags and it stinks. A rat haven.
"We previously had to complain to environmental health because they left their car on the street unused for so long it was covered in thick green mould and that got taken away.
"We are going to be stuck here forever because of them, aren't we. Also, it's two mid 30s brothers that live there, just for context."
She added: "The shared communal space is clean, but only because I bloody clean it! They've never so much as swept it. I once left it for months just to see if they would clean up, and they didn't.
"We also need a new front front door, but will have to pay for it all ourselves as no chance of them chipping in."
Before long, the post had received dozens of replies from fellow Mumsnet users sharing their advice. One commented: "Environmental health again I would imagine? Sounds bloody awful."
A second wrote: "Seems an ideal time to respond to the letter you were sent. Explain it's the neighbours garage & the flat is just as disgusting, and ask how they can help.
"Start being determined to get it sorted! With the view to trying to sell in the spring!"
Another was more sympathetic towards the neighbours, posting: "Try adult social services. Something is wrong with this and they need help and support. People don't live like that. There is lazy and then there is living like that."
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