BBC Homes Under the Hammer's Dion Dublin refuses to go inside 'incredibly filthy' rat-infested home
09.03.2022 - 22:23
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Homes Under the Hammer presenter Dion Dublin refused to go inside a home he branded 'incredibly filthy'.
On a recent episode of the BBC show, the former Manchester United player turned TV presenter visited an uninhabitable semi-detached home that was set to go to auction.
But after appearing outside the run down two-bed property in Stoke-on-Trent, Dion revealed both he and the crew would not be entering as it was rat-infested and a 'huge hazard'.
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Viewers were first shown a glimpse of the outside of the home which was completely overgrown and being used as a dumping ground. The property could barely be seen behind all of the debris.
"Behind this bushy, overgrown greenery is the property I'm here to see. Apparently, it is a two-bed semi-detached," Dion, 52, revealed.
"In the auction catalogue it said it's in need of 'renovation and repair'. That is probably why it had a guide price of just £20,000 at auction."
Despite looking as though he was going to enter the derelict home, Dion turned in the opposite direction.
"Now I am not going to go in there because there is sewage, it is incredibly filthy and there is signs of rat infestation as well," he told viewers.
"Neither me or the film crew will be going in there because it is a huge health and safety hazard."
Not willing to go inside, Dion had to use both his knowledge and imagination to describe the current state of the home.
"The auction catalogue says downstairs has a reception room and it uses the word 'potential' when describing the kitchen and shower room. Upstairs there is space for two bedrooms," he said.
Dion then said this was a project only suitable for an experienced