'I felt like they were trying to cover up mould problem rather than deal with it'
Manchester Evening News|April 09, 2024
MUM'S CLAIMS OVER DAMP ISSUE IN HOUSE
DECLAN CAREY
'I felt like they were trying to cover up mould problem rather than deal with it'

A MUM says her landlord has tried to 'cover up' damp and mould problems in her home.

Louise Moore lives in a ForHousing property on Newgate Drive in Little Hulton, Salford, with her 11-year-old son and six-year-old daughter.

The family have lived there for more than 10 years, but since last summer they've been battling problems with damp and mould.

The 31-year-old reported the issue to her landlord in August, but it took until November for an inspection to take place.

In the same month she had to take her son Jayden to A&E after he started to suffer from breathing difficulties. The situation became so bad a nurse wrote to the housing company urging them to fix the damp and mould issues.

The nurse from Salford Primary Care Together told the housing firm to do an 'assessment and resolution of the significant damp and mould in the property!

The letter urged the issues to be tackled 'as a matter of urgency!

This story is from the April 09, 2024 edition of Manchester Evening News.

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