This eerie terraced house has stood empty for more than 21 years. Rats can reportedly be heard scratching on the walls late at night in the home in Normacot, Stoke-on-Trent.
But the council is finally now taking legal action to buy the property, reports Stoke-on-Trent Live. Neighbours welcomed Stoke-on-Trent City Council's decision to seek a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO).
Rachael Rowe, 39 and who lives next door, said: "There are rats. You hear the rats at night, scratching. It's horrible. "My landlord wants to buy the house off the council, so they'll definitely be good tenants who move in." The property has been vacant since 1999 but somehow only came to the attention of the council's empty homes team in 2007.
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