THIS derelict eyesore which makes its neighbours' lives a misery could be bought by the council so it can be renovated and improved.
The three-bedroom semi on Burngreave Road has been empty for around five years - and with each passing month its condition gets worse.
The notorious house has been broken into and vandalised, causing damage to the plumbing, which led to damp in the house next door.
Rubbish has also been dumped in the garden, attracting rats.
A report about the property will be presented to next week's Sheffield Council cabinet meeting, where councillors will be asked to approve the plan.
Cash for the purchase would come from the Housing Market Renewal Fund, which aims to improve areas making them somewhere people choose to live.
The council could then sell the house to either a private buyer or to a Housing Association for it to renovate and rent out at an affordable rate.
Coun Bob McCann, cabinet member for housing and safer, sustainable communities, said: "Empty properties cause real problems and can degrade a whole area. We can't allow this to continue.
"We've tried and tried to work with the owners but the house remains derelict.
"No-one should have to live next to a house like this and we have no choice but to make arrangements to sort it out ourselves."
- There will be more low cost, good quality housing in Sheffield if a scheme for the council to buy and improve properties in Page Hall is approved next week.
A proposal for the council to buy 32 properties from South Yorkshire Housing Association will be discussed by cabinet.
The idea is to refurbish five of the properties and turn them into showcase homes. Designers have come up with ideas on four themes - an eco terrace, a healthy terrace, 'twice the terrace' converting two adjacent properties into one larger one, and a 21st century terrace, picking up on city living and urban loft concepts.
The other 27 properties would be done up and sold, giving priority to residents of Skinnerthorpe Road and Bagley Road affected by demolition plans. All the proposed work would be paid for by the Housing Market Renewal Fund.
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