A landlord’s property has been completely trashed after she took a chance on a ‘nightmare’ tenants who left the property with piles of rat-infested rubbish which reached knee height
A disgusted landlord has been left with a staggering £30,000 clean up bill after “nightmare” tenants left her property infested with rats dwelling in knee-high piles of rubbish.
Galina Manders, 49, decided to put up her three bedroom terrace house in Bolton, Greater Manchester, to earn a little money on the side of her day job. It was only when a property surveyor sent Ms Manders pictures of the property did she realise the full extent of the damage her tenants had caused in the house.
Ms Mander revealed her horror and said: “The smell was unbearable – we had to wear masks to stay in there longer than five minutes. Everywhere is trashed, there is mould all over the walls broken walls. We can’t even get upstairs there is that much rubbish – there is also said there is cat poo stuck to the floor.”
Ms Manders noted a “full renovation” of the house is necessary in order to get it back on the market as the devastated landlord added: “The people who did this have no respect for me or for themselves, this is abuse.
“I have no savings, I’m not a massive property tycoon – I can’t afford a clean up job like this.”
Ms Manders, an accountant, brought the house in 2012 and spent thousands on a full house renovations including fitting a new kitchen and bathroom alongside redecorating the bedrooms.
She previously had two other tenants from 2018 to 2022 who had caused “minimal issues” but has described taking in her third tenants in 2022 as “the worst decision” she has made in her life.
In January 2024 Ms Manders triggered a section 21 no fault eviction order beginning the process of evicting the individuals after they “refused” to clean the property.
After the residents were given a week to move out of the property by Ms Manders they began to become aggressive towards the landlord and hurl abuse at her.
The landlord revealed: “I had to block him on WhatsApp as every message her sent I started shaking.”
Police are currently investigating Ms Manders’ property to conclude if criminal damage occurred and a spokesperson for Greater Manchester police has confirmed: “an investigation is currently underway”.
Ms Manders has called for the law to be changed in order to evict contract breaking tenants more easily and has spoken to her local MP.
Ms Qureshi the MP of Bolton South and Walkden has said: “I sympathise with the situation Ms Manders finds herself in, as no-one should have to deal with the appalling conditions this property was left in.
“Landlords who are in dispute with tenants should pursue action through the legal system, and my office has passed on details of organisations who can offer specialist advice to landlords in doing this.”