Man says mice infestation in his flat is so bad the pests run over his head as he sleeps

19.01.2022 - 09:33 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk

A man in a Salford tower block says his mice infestation has become so bad that the pests are now running over him while he’s in bed.

He says the problem has been exacerbated by ongoing works to remove cladding on his building — which in effect has created a network of ‘gaps’ for the mice to run through between people's homes.

However, Pendleton Together, the company that manages Malus Court, says it is taking action to resolve the issue.

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“I was in bed on Saturday night and mice ran across my wife’s head,” said the resident, who does not wish to be named. “[It went] around my pillow and it went over my hair.

“It’s not just my flat. There’s a few flats that have mice.

“A guy put pest controls under my counter — he put some poison down there. He was telling us, [at another flat] in my block, he walked in and removed the TV and dozens of mice ran out.

“They are going through the flats. When they put the cladding on, they put the new holes for the heating system. They put the pipes in ours through the house.

“What they have done is drill these holes. The mice are running through the gaps to run between the flats.”

The man, who has lived in his two-bedroom apartment for more than a decade, says the situation is ‘too much’.

He added: “If it is a windy day, our block howls and there is a pressure build-up to open the door.

“It’s too much.

“They do not want to know, and they’re passing the buck. We are lucky that it is only mice. It could be rats.”

When contacted about the infestation, Pendleton Together told the Manchester Evening News that action had already taken place to remedy the issue — and