Guttering

But there remain concerns that it is not blocked guttering that is causing the issue, but the guttering itself as there have been suggestions that it is not suitable to deal with the capacity of rain from the flats since the roof was changed.

A young boy is wheelchair bound and must be pushed to school by a parent, along that road as there is no footpath or kerbing and guttering.

Crowe and Myland say they have spent two decades trying to resolve problems caused by water which “swoops” through their flat on very rainy days, carrying debris and pigeon waste from the guttering.

Pest controllers are not allowed to trap and kill grey squirrels living in guttering or roofs - but once they enter lofts or other rooms in a house they can be exterminated.

They have now fixed the guttering outside the house, which she says they believed had been causing the mould.

They said: “We had to start with the roof, as the building had sustained water damage on the inside and on the outside because of failing flashing, broken tiles and guttering.

Marvin Salih, 31, of Kilton Court, Hull pleaded guilty to three counts of criminal damage in which he damaged guttering and outdoor furniture on Parthian Road and smashed a rear door window and damaged a plant pot on Seafield Avenue.

The full extent of the blaze was clear to see on Monday morning, with the charred remains of the house's interior visible from the street outside, fire damage from the front door up to the guttering and scorched bedroom curtains.

We’ve had no maintenance to the guttering or the outside walls despite being charged £5,000 a year for maintenance.

Work to clear blocked guttering and repair an overflowing downpipe will also be carried out.

But despite never making a claim in 21 years of custom, their insurer refused to cover the cost of fixing their guttering.

But the court heard the work he then carried out amounted to removing grass from guttering.

From that time, more and more buildings bought drainpipes to carry the water from the guttering roof to the ground and only very few buildings using gargoyles were constructed.

That tiny group of writers leading a foreign guest through a dark building by the light of guttering candles was vivid proof of the extent to which the SADE had been diminished under the rule of Juan Perón.