Family nightmare as they move into new Cheshire house... only to find dead rats and buried pets

Dead rats and buried animal skeletons were waiting for a family after they moved into their new home, Cheshire Live has reported. A dad-of-two, Andrew Hatton, has spoken of his family's 'nightmare' experience after they moved into a home in Crewe - where they were greeted with a ‘strong stench of dog urine’.

Mr Hatton and his partner Lana moved into the Guinness Homes property on Smith Grove on March 13 with their two children - Ella, two, and one-year-old Hugo, who is disabled. Before they moved the children in from their previous home, Andrew said he worked through the early hours of the morning to clean the house and make it ready for Hugo, who suffers from Spina Bifida and fluid on the brain among other ailments.

But it got worse for the family when the home became infested with flies.

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This led to the discovery of three dead rats in the loft along with cat and dog skeletons buried in the back garden. Then they started finding fleas around the house, which was partly put down to the dog hair found behind the radiators.

This led to Hugo getting bitten and falling ill due to his existing health issues. The family have since moved to a new home but Andrew said he has lost thousands of pounds due to the work he had done on the property.

He said Guinness has given him a 'good will payment' of £280 along with a £220 voucher to decorate their new home. A Guinness spokesperson said 'extensive' work was carried out in the property before the family moved in and that they responded 'promptly' to any concerns raised, though they apologised that some of the issues 'could not be resolved more quickly.'

They also confirmed a payment was made