A council raid as part of an investigation into 'beds in
sheds' has uncovered a home where three tenants were each paying £55 a week for
a nothing more than a mattress in a single shared room. Officers discovered that the semi-detached house in
Waltham Drive, Harrow had been subdivided to accommodate around 11 adults.
Harrow Council's investigators also found that mains appliances were being run
from a customised power source next to a light fitting in the ceiling at the property.
There were no smoke alarms present and rubbish had been left in sacks at the
rear of the house. Read more on 24dash.
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