We pay £1.3K/month in rent but mushrooms are taking over our flat – we’re told our ‘veggie patch’ will ‘wipe away’

TWO tenants have shared the grim images of ''mushrooms'' growing in their £1.3k/month flat, which the agency has advised to simply ''wipe away''.

Sister duo only known as Liss and Lara took to TikTok after reaching out to the letting agent about the problem had led to no results.

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According to the two young women, believed to be from Greater Manchester, the UK, they had noticed ''mushrooms'' growing in their lounge.

The images, which have since left hundreds of social media users horrified, revealed the extent the issue had reached.

As well as having wooden flooring that was coming apart in places, the corners of the room were covered in oddly-shaped ''mushrooms'' with darker spores and a light brown cap around.

''This is a few weeks' growth,'' the siblings claimed in the clip.

To make matters even worse, the duo insisted that the floorboards had also ''lifted'' from the damp issue in their flat.

Baffled by the grim discovery in their £1.3k/month flat, the tenants then claimed to have informed the letting agency about the issue.

However, despite sending emails to the employees at the company, the duo were met with a response they were not satisfied with, sharing the letting agency's reply in a video on the platform.

The response read: ''Thank you for your recent report of property repairs.

''It is probably just a big cold and damp in the particular area,'' the letting agent guessed, before sharing how to tackle the ''mushroom'' probem.

''To be honest, it just needs removing and the area needs wiping down with a surface cleaner.''

Dissatisfied with how the issue had been 'resolved', the sisters wrote in the video: ''The letting agent thinks it will 'wipe away'.''

''It’s a wild world we live in,'' Liss and Lara added, describing their three-bed property as having an ''indoor vegetable patch''.

After sharing the story on the popular platform, the sibling duo revealed they've since notified the landlord about the issue as well - and according to him, he had had ''no clue'' as the managing agent hadn't ''passed on the message''.

The video, posted less than 24 hours ago, has garnered quite the attention, amassing more than 170k views.

Horrified, hundreds raced to comments, where they both slammed the letting agent, as well shared their advice on how to approach the situation and what the tenants should do.

''That’s a dry rot mushroom, every bit of wood in that house will be gone soon,'' one warned.

Someone else suggested: ''You can withhold your rent to pay for the repairs.

''Explain to the landlord that your rent money is going towards repairs. Get receipts.''

A third chimed in: ''My friend had this and her floor collapsed.

''Get onto your local council's housing welfare they will come out and look and order repairs and fine.''

''I had similar in an old house, report landlord to the council and call environmental health. Hope this will get sorted for you properly soon,'' another wished the two.

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How to identify dry rot

According to experts at Peter Cox, dry rot is an aggressive form of fungal growth that can lead to serious timber decay and even weaken structural timber over time.

In its search for timber to consume, dry rot spores can even spread through thick walls and over surfaces such as steel and brick to attack another source of wood, the pros warned.

A mushroom-style fungus called a sporophore will then form - and these give off millions of spores, making the issue more serious.

To avoid extensive damage, it's recommended to reach out to a specialist, and it's best to identify dry rot at an early stage.