Book a pest control treatment (domestic premises)

Overview

The term ‘pest’ covers a range of animals and insects that carry and transmit disease or cause injury to humans and animals, cause damage to structures, crops and stored food, and can cause, or are themselves, a ‘statutory nuisance’.

Who is responsible for dealing with rats/mice?

The owner or occupier is responsible for rats and mice if

The property or land is providing food or harbourage
The property or land is providing access to drains or sewers

The owner or occupier is responsible for other pests, such as pigeons and insects, i.e. wasps, ants, fleas, flies, lice, bedbugs, cockroaches, silverfish, termites in or on their property or land that render it filthy, verminous or cause a statutory nuisance.

Nottingham City Council will enforce the duty on land/property owners/landlords or occupiers (as appropriate) to keep their land/property free from rats and mice and is required to investigate complaints of statutory nuisance and filthy/verminous premises and persons, and take appropriate action.

Below are some tips to help reduce pests being an issue at your property;

Ensure rubbish is stored correctly.
Ensure food is all correctly stored and not left out.
Ensure any bird feeders minimise the scattering of seed/grain to the ground, to reduce the risk of attracting rats/mice.

If you wish to treat a rodent/insect problem yourself, traps, rodenticide and insecticides are available online to order, and stocked by DIY stores and some supermarkets.

If you are a tenant/live in rented accommodation your landlord also has a duty to ensure rats/mice cannot enter the property. Please see the advice for landlords/tenants at:

Pests – advice for Nottingham residents and businesses - Nottingham City Council

Nottingham City Council only provides a limited treatment service for: -

Rats inside domestic property/or outside in the gardens,
Mice inside a domestic property