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Life in the 2 West London tower blocks 'overrun with drugs and rough sleepers' trying to break in

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Two identical tower blocks in West London have been plagued by similar problems with non-residents reportedly finding their way in to take drugs, sleep in stairwells and intimidate people who live there. Sutcliffe House and Harding House in Hillingdon are functionally indistinguishable from each other with everything from the checkerboard lino flooring to the blue paint scheme. As well as distinctly similar architecture, the apartment blocks have both seen incidents of residents terrified of intruders using their homes for various illicit and explicit activities. Residents have reported break-ins, finding needles on stairways and human faeces in the bin area. READ MORE: Extensions at Grade II listed West London hotel to be demolished ahead of 'development on site' Remnants of people coming into Sutcliffe House The battle to keep the trespassers out has caused some of the tower blocks’ vulnerable residents to say they are scared to leave their homes in the even...