wierd stuff going on in my council house any advice?

savemoney

I would try and get a dehumidify if I was you or ask if you can borrow one for a week or two from friends you can also hire them

Obviously the mould wants treating with proper mould killer, Polycell do one

cg1982

ill let you all know how i get on tommorow

jamtart6

good luck! that is awful hope you get it sorted

Barneysmom

Hope you're ok?

cg1982

cant seem to get ANY help

cg1982

just had a reply back they cant do anything til next wednsday as thats when there free im not to clean it as they want to see the extend of it

andrew-b

Sounds a pretty poor show to me...though i can't say i'm surprised by their previous record in your case. I feel your frustration! I bet they wouldn't be as slow if it was the other way round with you owing rent would they! I don't think it's reasonable to expect your family (especially your daughter) to put up with it without cleaning it up for that length of time. The pictures you've taken are surely sufficient to show there is a problem. You seem to have taken reasonable steps to relieve the problem if it is caused by condensation

Have a read here...

Standards in your home

A property should also be free of serious health and safety hazards, which means your landlord should ensure that problems in the home are dealt with before they lead to poor health or accidents.
Hazards can arise in the home because of its design, wear and tear, or a lack of maintenance. The most common hazards involve:

• inadequate heating, insulation and disrepair
• a lack of handrails, steep stairs and pool lighting which lead to falls
• damp and mould growth
• problems with personal and domestic hygiene
• fire

In practice, the landlord should check to ensure that the home is a warm and safe environment for the range of people who live there.

Getting help

If your home has any problems which could be a hazard you can ask your landlord to put things right. If your landlord doesn't do anything to improve the situation, you can contact an environmental health officer at your local council, who can take action against your landlord.

So you could get someone from environmental round to the house to have a look at your "lifeforms".

I'd also refer the housing department to your "Right To Repair" (see the link on the webpage above to http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/housing/betterdeal2).

Hopefully i've given you a little bit of legal ammunition to get them moving a little faster than they currently are.

Andy

cg1982

thank you all iwould move out but i have to much stuff worth money in house worth taking has crossed my mind though

Wickedkitten

Hiya, have you had a look in your loft to see what state the insulation is in?

savemoney

I asked same thing and she said

savemoney im not sure about the instalation but i can emagine it has been done properly

Wickedkitten wrote: »

Hiya, have you had a look in your loft to see what state the insulation is in?