https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tags/disrepair/Recent content in disrepair on Birmingham DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usSun, 24 May 2026 05:07:00 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/living-in-limbo-a-birmingham-tenants-seven-month-stay-at-a-travelodge-due-to-rat-infestation-and-sewer-issues/Sun, 24 May 2026 05:07:00 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/living-in-limbo-a-birmingham-tenants-seven-month-stay-at-a-travelodge-due-to-rat-infestation-and-sewer-issues/A 28-year-old tenant of Birmingham City Council has been forced to live in a Travelodge hotel for almost seven months after a severe rat infestation and a live sewer manhole were discovered in her flat’s bedroom. The property, located in Kingstanding, was declared unsafe, forcing her and her schoolboy brother—whom she cares for—into temporary housing. The tenant has endured six years of battling rats and living beside a live manhole cover in the bedroom.