The skeleton of Simon Allen was found in the lounge of his city centre Brighton flat
A loner lay dead in his city centre flat for two years after no one realized he had passed away, an inquest heard.
The skeletal remains of Simon Allen were only discovered when deep cleaners went to his home.
His body – wearing just a pair of socks – was found lying behind an armchair in the living room of the flat in Brighton, East Sussex, in November.
Eleven days earlier his landlord and bailiffs had gone to the first-floor property to check why his rent had not been paid for several months.
Neighbors said there had been a ‘musty smell’ in the hallway outside the flat before his body was found, but nothing more unusual than that.
Police said they believed that Mr Allen had died in December 2010 when he would have been aged around 50.
They were unable to trace any family or friends and found few personal items in the flat, which Mr Allen had rented since 1999.
Paul Hanscomb, 45, who lives in a neighboring ground floor flat, said: ‘I hadn't seen him for about two years.
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