Sylvain VAN DER WALDE wrote:
I got in touch with my local council to report a possible health hazard.
They informed me that they could do nothing, as it was a private residence,
and not a council-owned one.
This is literally rubbish. Phone the local Environmental Health and
tell them you wish to report a statutory nuisance caused by an
accumulation or deposit which is prejudicial to health or a nuisance.
http://www.netregs.gov.uk/netregs/27...sion=1&lang=_e
Sairey