A block of flats in the heart of Edinburgh’s city centre has been riddled with vermin left to run wild, claim raging residents.
Speaking anonymously to Edinburgh Live, a tenant of the Cowgate block, run by Castle Rock Edinvar on behalf of Places for People, says “dead rats” are being found in people’s homes. They also feel "abandoned" by their landlord and local authority in dealing with the issue.
They add that the problem has not been adequately addressed for years and that “huge rats” are often seen running around the stairwell and communal bins. Neighbours claim that rats are often spotted in broad daylight travelling between council-owned black street bins and the stairwell bin storage.
