Between 1.3 – 3.3 million people in the UK are impacted by hoarding. (Getty Images) We're all guilty of holding onto items we no longer want or need - old concert tickets, the slightly too big shoes ...

The family of a woman living in a "dangerous environment" said they have turned to professionals to help her with her hoarding habits. The woman in her 80s, from Gloucestershire, who asked not to ...

"But it's not a lifestyle choice, it's a mental health issue." Hoarding was recognised as a complex mental health condition ...

Housing officers need better training or even specialist anti-hoarding teams to deal with hoarders – according to new research from the University of East Anglia. From environmental health and fire ...

Gloucester council approach offers psychological support, decluttering advice and cuts through shame of poorly understood condition Carol has been trying to clear her home for two years but in her ...

Hoarding has for the first time been ­classified by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as a medical disorder. The WHO described the condition as “accumulation of possessions due to excessive ...

With up to five per cent of the population thought to be affected by hoarding - there’s a chance you, or someone you know, is a hoarder. From gorgeous Georgian town houses to jaw-dropping penthouses, ...