Leeds council home damp and mould complaints more than double

Leeds council home damp and mould complaints more than double

Feb 02, 2023 by BBC

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  • Image source, Ilya Burdun via Getty Images Image caption, Leeds Council said there was a 120% increase in complaints about mould and damp in council homes Complaints of damp and mould in council housing in Leeds more than doubled at the end of last year, a report said.
  • "This position has been heavily compounded by the current cost of living crisis and the fact that more people are falling into fuel poverty and cannot afford to heat their homes effectively (or run mechanical extractor fans) which is leading to higher than normal levels of condensation damp and mould within."
  • Image source, Family handout Image caption, The council said the reporting of the death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak in Rochdale had raised awareness of the issue The council said of the homes it had inspected 1,692, about 3% of its housing stock, had category two level mould and damp.
  • Last week, the local authority apologised after it was revealed one of its tenants had suffered so badly from untreated damp and mould in his kitchen, he was unable to cook or eat in it for months.

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