What is black mould and what health problems can it cause?
The fungi are common in homes, with babies and young children most at risk from potential dangers.
Death of two-year-old from mould in flat a ‘defining moment’, says coroner
Awaab Ishak died in 2020, eight days after his second birthday, following ‘chronic exposure’ in Rochdale.
Streetwise: Portsmouth woman’s heartbreak as foam insulation scam leaves her home virtually worthless
When Susan Brameld agreed to have spray foam roof insulation installed in her Hilsea home little did she realise she’d opened the door to a nightmare which left it virtually worthless.
‘Slugs go up and down the mouldy walls’ at North London flat plagued by damp and flooding
A family renting under one of London’s biggest housing associations claim they have been left to live in “inhumane conditions” and are forced to sleep in the living room as the bedrooms are plagued by black mould and damp. Nadia Aitbelaid and her family were placed in temporary accommodation last week after heavy rainfall flooded…
Tenants’ despair and politicians’ disdain: Britain’s slum crisis
STEVEN DOWNES on the television documentary being broadcast on Sunday night which seems certain to shock the nation and pour shame on Croydon Council all over again You might think you couldn’t be shocked any more. But you’d be wrong. Watching Surviving Squalor: Britain’s Housing Shame, the ITN documentary being broadcast on Sunday night, much of the…
Britain’s Housing Shame: A story of shocking conditions and tenants’ despair at a lack of action
Inn March we filmed with Fransoy Hewitt and saw the dreadful conditions her family was forced to live in. Credit: ITV News/Surviving Squalor: Britain’s Housing Shame For the past six months, ITV News Political Correspondent Daniel Hewitt has been travelling the country uncovering the shocking conditions being endured by some people and families living in social…
Revealed: the rise in housing disrepair claims
New figures gathered by Inside Housing show how housing disrepair claims against social landlords have been rising over the past few years. Grainne Cuffe reveals a breakdown of the figures, why claims are on the rise and what can be done to halt this concerning trend. My little boy is still sharing a room with me –…
Freezing residents caught up in cladding crisis in Salford feel ‘invisible’ after rent hike
Residents living in “freezing” flats after flammable cladding was removed from their blocks say they feel “invisible” after they received confirmation that their rent is being increased. The nine apartment blocks in Pendleton, Salford, have been plagued with problems for years. All towers – Beech Court, Holm Court, Hornbeam Court, Malus Court, Plane Court, Salix Court,…
Cold comfort for Salford residents struggling to stay warm after unsafe cladding was removed
Families are facing skyrocketing heating bills and struggling to stay warm after unsafe cladding was removed from a tower block and has not yet been replaced. Residents at Salix Court and Holme Court in Salford had their buildings stripped fourteen months ago. But the cladding had acted to retain the heat in the building and now it…
Bristol man left living in damp and mouldy home for four years
A social housing provider has apologised to one of its tenants who says he spent years complaining about damp and mould in one of their Bristol properties. Shay Flower claims his living conditions became so bad he developed severe asthma. Sovereign Housing Association has now promised to move Mr Flower within a few days after being contacted…