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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Olivia Tobin

Stomach-churning video shows house so filthy the neighbours had to buy it

Astonishing footage shows the scale of a hoarder's collection hidden inside "one of the worst" houses cleaning teams have seen in 10 years.

Video taken on a GoPro camera by George Mensah, of Merseyside House Clearence , shows the unbelievable amount of clutter collected in a Runcorn home.

Neighbours Stephen Dowd, 49, and Colette Dowd, 48, made the huge decision to buy the property in the hopes of finally clearing it up after years of hell.

The couple claim they saw rats "jumping in the windows" and couldn't even sit outside with their grandchildren out of fear of the vermin.

George Mensah from Merseyside House Clearance, in the living room (Andrew Teebay/Liverpool Echo)

Video taken inside the property footage shows George navigating his way past piles of junk as he enters the living room, and makes his way over to the kitchen.

The unassuming glass front door, opens straight out on to an entrance area carpeted in junk, with rubbish piled so high the floor is no longer visible.

Bags for life filled with junk, folders, scraps of paper and a copy of Fern Britton's autobiography are piled up against an internal door, with dirt caking the staircase in front.

George Mensah from Merseyside House Clearance (Andrew Teebay/Liverpool Echo)

Flies can be seen buzzing around the property as George wades through the rubbish into the living room, where the grime and clutter continues.

White lace curtains have ripped and darkened on the windows, while the radiator is blackened with dirt underneath.

The entire living room is piled high with junk, covering every sofa, surface and section of the flooring as George makes his way through the room in protective clothing.

Piled up magazines, clothing and an electronic keyboard are among the clutter lining the living room, before the kitchen finally comes into focus.

Covered in mold and damp, the entire kitchen is filthy and unusable with Fray Bentos pie cans and old electrical items covering the room.

You can watch the full video above.

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