STUDENTS intend to take the London School of Economics (LSE) to court over allegations that they were made ill by their mouldy, ratty digs.

More than 200 LSE postgraduates have started an online crowdfunding page to raise cash to sue the university for what they claim is a “recurrent and systematic” breach of their tenancy contract.

They say that since September residents at Sidney Webb House have suffered “health crises, distraction and distress” due to severe rodent infestations, widespread black mould, lack of heating and hot water for extended periods and broken lifts.