Two dangerous dogs have been moved from a council estate in Brent after complaints from residents.

Tenants living on the Kilburn estate complained to Brent Housing Partnership (BHP) that two Rottweilers were allowed to roam freely around the estate's communal areas.

Frightened residents said the two dogs were often let out on their own, fouled the walkways and were aggressive to people living in the area. A Police Community Support Officer was also bitten by one of the dogs.

BHP - which looks after council estates on behalf of the local authority - teamed up with Brent police officers to collect evidence of anti social behaviour.

BHP managing director, Helen Evans, said: "BHP will not tolerate anti social behaviour on the estates it manages. We take complaints from tenants and leaseholders very seriously and have a number of options at our disposal to deal with nuisance behaviour."

Chief Inspector Raj Kohli, Brent Police, said: "We take all complaints of anti-social behaviour from our residents very seriously and on this occasion one of our own Police Community Support Officers was bitten by one of these dogs.

"The health and safety of our officers and the public is paramount to us.

"In response to this we are now providing our officers with dangerous dogs training and are also ensuring our officers have access to equipment which will allow them to safely restrain any dogs that place the public in danger."

The dogs' owner was served a 'notice of seeking possession order' meaning they could lose their home if they did not move the dogs to more suitable accommodation.

The owner arranged for the dogs to live with family members who have a garden.

Helen said: "We are monitoring the situation and our officers will make sure the dogs do not return to this address."

BHP is keen to promote responsible pet ownership but ask residents to consider their neighbours before purchasing a pet.

Any tenant or leaseholder concerned about anti social behaviour can call the Neighbourhood Warden hotline number between 3 pm and 3 am seven days a week on 020 8451 5050.

BHP also has a team of anti social behaviour officers who can offer advice and support to any resident suffering from nuisance behaviour. For more information call 020 8937 2951.