A landlord has revealed she’d rather leave her home empty than have renters again after tenants caused £60k worth of damage.

Galina Manders, 50, has spoken out after she rented her three-bedroom family home in Bolton, Greater Manchester, with her husband and two children until they upsized in 2018.

She decided, rather than sell, to bring in tenants to their old house and rent it out to bring in some extra cash.

Everything went smoothly until a new set of tenants arrived in 2022, and Galina says they consistently stopped her from visiting the property when she asked to come and inspect it.

But a year later, a surveyor’s visit confirmed her worst fears – the property had blocked toilets, a ‘rat infestation’, rubbish ‘up to her knees’ on every surface, mould and damaged walls.

It took un

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