Inspectors attending an emergency call out to a 'house of horrors' were inches away from a ceiling collapsing on them after a landlord fixed to fix a leak.

Tenants living in the South Harrow property suffered a three-month ordeal when their landlord refused to fix a broken cistern - causing the entire bathroom to flood.

The occupants endured fungal growth, soaked electrics and damp so bad it "rained indoors" in the kitchen.

The grim kitchen tenants were forced to endure

"Stunned" housing inspectors arrived to the emergency call out to the ceiling collapsing before their eyes - missing the inspecting plumber by inches.

The house of horrors was full of leaks and highly dangerous broken electrics

Cllr Graham Henson, cabinet member for environment said: "You couldn’t make this up – if you saw this house of horrors in the movies, you wouldn’t believe it.

"This landlord is a real disgrace. To think left her tenants in such danger, in an argument about money.

"Well, now she has no tenants at all – and we’ll make sure she fixes the house – no matter how much it costs."

Grim: The bathroom in the South Harrow house was covered in damp and mould

Harrow Council has now ordered the landlord to fix her horror house immediately, after officers found the string of major safety hazards.

When housing officers found electrics and appliances surrounded by water and kitchen cabinets soaked, they had seen enough.

The tenants were immediately moved to emergency accommodation – ending their three-month ordeal.

The landlord had refused to repair the bathroom leak because the tenant fell into rent arrears - but now has to fit a new bathroom and kitchen, as well as fix the electrics and ensure the damp is gone.

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