I'm forced to live in a horrible RAT-infested house by council – they eat my food & poo in my son's bed while he sleeps

A SINGLE mum claims she is forced to live in a "disgusting" council house infested with rats.

Jordanne Lynch, 23, says the terrifying rodents munch through her food and even poo in her two-year-old son's bed while he sleeps.


She has been living in fear with her little boy Ethan since May last year.

And despite repeated complaints to her housing provider, things have been getting progressively worse.

Jordanne claims she has discovered droppings in her son's bed as rats scurry about his room at night, and the creatures have been eating the contents of her kitchen cupboards.

She has desperately been trying to seek help to exterminate the vermin at her home in Kingsthorpe, Northampton.

But Northampton Partnership Homes (NPH) have refused to help, saying dealing with pests is the resident's responsibility.

Jordanne is now worried for their health as her terraced property continues to be plagued by rats, which get in through two holes in a wall and one in the loft.

Support worker Jordanne said: "It's horrible. They are taking all the food.

"I'd say they have got through about a cupboard's worth of food.

"The rats are in my two-year-old son's room while he's asleep, I've also found rat poo in his bed. It's the stuff of nightmares."

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She continued: "They've chewed through the wires in my sons toy car and left droppings in there, too.

"They were getting food and storing it underneath the cupboard, I found piles of it.

"It's disgusting and I fear for our health. They seem to be getting everywhere.

"There are multiple holes in the walls where they can get in from and we are right next to communal bins, which are disgusting and always left in a state."

Jordanne moved into the house in February last year before she began encountering the rats three months later.

She has since had a friend concrete over the two kitchen holes but they are still getting in to the property.

The cash-strapped mum says she's already had to fork out large sums for renovations when she moved in as the property didn't even have carpets and worries there is more to come.

"NPH just won't do anything. We were told to get an exterminator out but we can't afford one," Jordanne said.

'STUFF OF NIGHTMARES'

"I'm a young single mum who can't afford to fix this problem. I just want the issue sorted.

"Even if I got an exterminator, it doesn't plug the holes and stop them coming back.

"I know that a lot of people are facing the same issue, my neighbours are. They've had to spend loads to sort it.

"A friend of mine filled the whole with concrete but they're still getting in the attic NPH just won't do anything."

She added: "They are refusing to help.

"NPH said the rats were inside and that it would only deal with it if they were on the outside of the property.

"The biggest problem is how the rats get into the house – through the holes in the property so surely that is NPH's responsibility."

It's disgusting and I fear for our health. They seem to be getting everywhere.

Nicky McKenzie, assistant director for housing at NPH, which works on behalf of West Northamptonshire Council, said: "We understand the distress this is causing her.

"However, we have explained that resolving issues with pests is the resident's responsibility, as outlined in our tenancy agreements and on our website.

"We haven't been made aware of any holes or repairs needed to the structure or exterior of the property, but we will visit Ms Lynch to investigate any concerns she has about the structure of her home.

"A housing officer has an appointment to visit Ms Lynch to talk through her concerns, and a maintenance officer will visit at the same time to investigate any problems and arrange any repairs that may be needed."





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