Meadow Mill: ‘We don’t know when we can go home after floods’

Mr Howarth said his landlord Julian Wadden estate agents had told him to pay for hotels himself and they would help him claim it back on insurance later.

But the Manchester Airport worker said he has run out of money and his car was ruined in the flood.

“I’ve brought provisions including water to fill the toilet up, I’m just going to have to wrap up warm and stick it out,” he said.

“This is ruining my life.”

Julian Wadden said in a statement to the BBC: “We deeply sympathise with the residents who have been affected by the unexpected flooding of the building at Meadow Mill, Stockport.

“We understand the distress and inconvenience this has caused, and we are working closely with the building management company, insurers, landlords and relevant parties, in full compliance with all legal and safety regulations, to establish interim accommodation solutions until tenants can return to their homes safely.”