go to rack and ruin gradually deteriorate in condition because of neglect; fall into disrepair.
☞ Rack is a variant spelling of the word wrack, meaning 'destruction', but it is the standard one in this expression, which has been in use since the late 16th century.
2010Guardian Now that the serfs have been emancipated, the estates are going to rack and ruin. Apparently they want something called 'wages'.