HORROR HOUSE
I did a council house swap to get a better home but it’s disgusting – the poo and mould everywhere is just the start
Suzanne even claimed that the upstairs carpets were soaked in human and cat wee
A MOTHER has been left disgusted after she did a council house swap, only to move into a property with poo and mould everywhere.
Not only this, but the mum-of-two was horrified to find years worth of grease that hadn’t been cleaned, as well as mountains of rubbish too.
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The content creator, who is named Suzanne and moved into her new home last December, claimed that she saw the property prior to the swap.
She was promised by the previous tenant that they would deep clean the home and empty it of all of their belongings, but was furious when she was faced with her harsh reality on the day of the mutual exchange.
Gobsmacked by the disgusting damp and dirt, Suzanne took to social media to show others, leaving many open-mouthed.
Posting online, Suzanne gave her followers a close-up look inside her new home after the council house swap, which is when two tenants of council properties exchange homes with each other.
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Swaps often happens when people want to move to a different area or need a home that better suit their needs (like more space or better accessibility).
Council house exchanges are usually arranged through a formal process, often facilitated by the local council or housing authority.
When faced with the appalling condition of her new home, Suzanne confessed: “The feelings that I feel right now are beyond disgust, I don't know how anybody can live like this or anybody could leave their home like this knowing that somebody like me [has] gone above and beyond for the people who used to live here, bending over backwards to help them.”
Showing off the downstairs loo, the woman continued: “The toilet had faeces everywhere, everywhere.
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"All over the floor, all over the back of the toilet, all at the walls, it was just everywhere.”
Not only this, but she claimed that the carpet was “vile” and the property was left full of rubbish.
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Showing off the dirty kitchen, with a once-white blind that was now yellow, she admitted: “I’m literally just dumbfounded - every single nook, cranny, crevice, is mouldy, greasy - just years and years and years of layers of grease from these people never cleaning and deep frying everything they eat.”
Following this, viewers were given a close-up look at the mountains of rubbish in the garden, as she stressed: “They were told by the housing that they had to move it out, but they left it as a little prize for me to turn up to and move in.
"Some people just don't give a s**t, they only care about themselves.”
Every single nook, cranny, crevice, is mouldy, greasy - just years and years and years of layers of grease
Suzanne
Clearly distraught at the mess, she concluded: “These people are moving into a beautiful home, freshly painted, scrubbed to the nines - so they thought, why bother cleaning for her?”
Social media users react
The TikTok clip, which was posted under the username @, has clearly left many open-mouthed, as it has quickly gone viral and racked up 1.2 million views.
It has also amassed 14,700 likes, 3,648 comments and 1,555 shares.
What is a council house swap?
A council house swap, also known as a mutual exchange, is a scheme for people who live in a council or housing association property who would like to swap their home with another tenant.
People often swap to get a larger or smaller home or to move to a different area.
When you mutually exchange your home, you are swapping tenancies with someone else.
Anyone with a full secure or fixed-term social housing tenancy in their name with a clear rent account can do a mutual exchange.
You cannot swap your home if you:
- have an introductory tenancy
- have a probationary tenancy
- are in temporary housing
Social media users were appalled by the sheer amount of mess and dirt and many eagerly flocked to the comments to express this.
One person said: “That’s terrible I would tell them I want my old house back.”
How do people live like this?
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Another added: “Proper bad that is!! Remember it will look amazing when you've done it. My house used to belong to a hoarder who had loads of cats.”
To this, the mother replied: “So true. It's awful. We have nowhere else to go.
"The carpets upstairs are soaked in cat and human wee!”
How to do your council house up on the cheap
- Take inspiration from pricier shops and head to B&M, Home Bargains for interior decorations.
- Head to YouTube for easy to follow tutorials on how to decorate rather than paying for professionals.
- For a quick glow-up for your floors or anywhere with tiles, opt for stick-on vinyl to save on costs.
- A lick of paint does wonders to make a room feel brand-new.
- Switch out kitchen cupboard knobs for modern ones instead of buying brand-new cupboards
Alongside a sick emoji, a third commented: “How do people live like this?”
Meanwhile, someone else advised: “You should’ve contacted the housing association and reported the condition of the property to get them to do a deep clean, I feel for you.”
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In response, Suzanne replied: “I already have, they won't do anything to help, even though the previous tenant had signed an agreement to deep clean the house.”
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