problem with the damp

buddy143

Hi, wonder whether somebody would be able to help me. I live in a 2 bed detatched bungalow (rented property). I have been having trouble with the damp. I can see it almost on every roof in each and every room including kitchen and bathroom. we use heating for about 12 hrs each day and still I can see the black markings on the walls and roof.
There is quite a bit of water drops forming on the roof in all the rooms. There is green colourd damp on our sofa suite, quilt covers in the bed room and even to our clothes inside the wardrobe.
I did tell my landlord and he keeps saying that I need to put heating on and on and on. We lived in all sorts of houses for the past 7 yrs and this sort of thing didnt happen to us.
Do I need to keep heating 24 hrs a day. I dont think this is possible in the current climate. I am sure there is something wrong with the insulation of the building.
How can I say this to the landlord??
Is there anything I should be doing?? my tenancy expires on the 10th March next year.
I think it happend even in august/september this year when it is not this cold.

ariba10

It would appear to be condensation and not damp.

Check here. http://www.harfordsonline.com/downloads/condensation%20info.pdf

phill99

It is caused by a) Lack of insulation, b) too much water vapour in the atmosphere and c) lack of background heating. You therefore need to
a) insulate your roof, b)as ben says, reduce the anpunt of water vapour in the air by covering saucepans when cooking, opening windows in bathroom and kitchen etc and c) keeping the heat on low (although you are already doing this).