News that 29 councils have shut down their pest control services in the last two years is “shocking” and could leave those unable to pay for services vulnerable to pests and diseases, a firm specialising in the security of empty homes has warned.
The figures were revealed in a BBC Panorama investigation aired earlier this week, which showed that in many areas tenants and residents are relying on private companies to rid them of rats, bedbugs and cockroaches with other councils also now c...
