One recluse and hoarder was found slumped over a bar heater with the exact cause of death unknown - but the second dead body in the home would not be discovered until a year later ...

It took two weeks and cost around $30,000 to clean out the junk in the home, Mr Taylor said. “The gentleman was living there for a long time, he was a bit of a hoarder in the house, he passed ...

“It was a hoarder house and we had to empty the whole thing ... A couple from Sydney’s upper north shore are the new owners. The clean-up took around two years, real estate agents said.