A collapsed manhole cover that caused homes to shake when large vehicles drove over it has finally been repaired after six months.

People in Lower Mortlake Road, Richmond, said they were "passed from pillar to post" after reporting the noisy collapsed cover to Richmond Council, Transport for London (TfL) and Thames Water in March.

The cover was temporarily repaired up to 10 times this year, one person claimed, but just days later home owners were faced with the noise returning.

Daniel Burges said: "When I spoke to TfL they said the reason they had not done the full work yet was because they were still in discussion with Thames Water over who should do that work.

"You speak to them [Thames Water] and they say it is the council. We went round and round in a circle with them all passing the buck and no one would do anything."

Mr Burges said "patch up work" would be destroyed by buses or lorries, causing houses to shake once again.

The 39-year-old company director said the shaking to his house was so bad, he was worried it would cause lasting damage.

He said: "I was starting to think is it undermining the foundations. The vibrations you could feel in the walls were terrible."

But after six months of temporary repairs and repeated emails from disgruntled neighbours, the road was repaired fully.

Mr Burges said: "It is pleasing to see they have done the work and I hope it lasts, but I am left feeling quite frustrated that it took so much time and effort on our part for this to become a priority."

Despite the saga, Lower Mortlake Road residents said they had not received a retrospective apology from Thames Water or TfL for the disruption and were only told the work was due to be completed through an email.

In a letter, a Thames Water spokesman said: "I’m very sorry to hear about this unacceptable situation and how distressing this has been for you and your neighbours. It’s clear we should’ve made the permanent repair much sooner."