Mould - Humidity or Rising Mould

bhjm

Hi,

if you would see those pictures. DO you think it is either rising damp/mould or would you tent to say this could be even a structural problem or is here the tenant at fault?

https://imgur.com/c9Sa2DC
https://imgur.com/c9Sa2DC
https://imgur.com/Yec1Fbz
https://imgur.com/KLTTIL7
https://imgur.com/GKWn9ny

According to the Tenant,

• the room is ventilated and the storage heater is working.
• The Room Temperature is around 18-20degree.
• It is a sleeping room,
• no clothes are dried in this room
• an electric dehumidifier is running through the day.

Questions Answers in this Post:

• What's on the other side of that wall? Ground or first floor? - Ground floor North East Facing
• How is the PROPERTY ventilated, please? According to tenants in the morning after sleeping for around 10 minutes and before going to bed for 10minutes.Cross ventilation with widely open windows.
• How long's the tenant been there? - more than 12 months
• what's on the outside of that wall? - there should be some white garden plastic chairs and a bench

Looking forward to hear your opinion.

theartfullodger

Are you friend of tenant, relative, agent, adviser, landlord?

I see what tenant states: Were there any similar issues before THIS tenant moved in? How many humans, what ages?


Are walls showing whatever outside walls?



I see it says room ventilated: How?: How is the PROPERTY ventilated, please?



What do the inspection reports state?

Who provided dehumidifier? How on earth can anyone sleep with one on? Who is emptying dehumidifier how often and how much water per day, please?

bhjm

theartfullodger wrote: »

Are you friend of tenant, relative, agent, adviser, landlord?

lets answer the initial post without this answered to keep it as impartial as as possible.As everyone would like to have an impartial view on things, LL, Tenant, Agent, Adviser etc. Do you agree?

theartfullodger wrote: »

I see what tenant states: Were there any similar issues before THIS tenant moved in? How many humans, what ages?

i believe the age of the occupier is not relevant at this stage.
it is claimed by the LL in oral that were no issues before. But i when i inspected this room, the paint on the by damp/mould affected area seems to be several layers and differ from the rest of the walls.some paint is falling of the wall. Only 1 Wall - is affected. Wall is facing North East in a shadowed area.

theartfullodger wrote: »

Who provided dehumidifier? How on earth can anyone sleep with one on? Who is emptying dehumidifier how often and how much water per day, please?

the tenant bought the dehumidifier himself. The Dehumidifier is running on daytime and not during the night. It is emptied at least once a day.
around 2liter each time.

Would you need some further information in regards to the wall moisture level?

theartfullodger wrote: »

I see it says room ventilated: How?: How is the PROPERTY ventilated, please?

tenants says, in the morning after sleeping for around 10 minutes and before going to bed for 10minutes.Cross ventilation with widely open windows. (if this is important for you)

bhjm

Pixie5740 wrote: »

If you're going to be vague and not answer the questions let's not waste anymore time on this thread. It's not really even a question about house buying, selling or renting. However, I am keen to hear more about the landlord's oral.

I value your opinion.

if you think this thread should not be here, make a suggestion where this post should fit better.

Pixie5740

I would suggest asking on the In my home (Includes DIY) MoneySaving board since what you are trying to identify the kind of mould.

If/when you need advice on how to tackle the landlord/tenant on resolving the mould issue then this is the board for you where the Tenancies in England/Wales sticky is a good place to start.

TheTalkingDead

bhjm wrote: »

I value your opinion.

if you think this thread should not be here, make a suggestion where this post should fit better.

This is the correct place if your the tenant or representative or in your home DIY is the place to be.


I think you are correct in saying that who you are and relationship to the tenant is irrelevant.


The property condition and what has to be done and how is more important. Don't let posters like this who get offended when you don't tell them what thay personally want to know get testy with you. The above poster does not "speak" for others.

bhjm

TheTalkingDead wrote: »

This is the correct place if your the tenant or representative or in your home DIY is the place to be.


I think you are correct in saying that who you are and relationship to the tenant is irrelevant.


The property condition and what has to be done and how is more important. Don't let posters like this who get offended when you don't tell them what that personally want to know get testy with you. The above poster does not "speak" for others.

Hello, and i value your opinion as well as all others.

I was expecting some unfriendly replies from the first posters, as they are living in the forum and have nothing else to do than to add comments without saying anything helpful to the content.

The reason why I would not like to disclose in which relation i am is simply - i would like to have a most impartial opinion of this.

The reason behind is, what would change the the responding if they would know i am
- either interested in buying this property
- friend/family of the landlord
- friend/family of the tenant
- the tenant
- the landlord
- an agent working for a letting/selling agency
- a builder who was asked to carry out the work
- a mice who wanna move into this property
- or from a prepper who wanna prepare this apartment to for a escape shelter in case of an attack of nuclear, or biological attack

AdrianC

What's on the other side of that wall?
Ground or first floor?
How long's the tenant been there?


It certainly looks fairly scaggy, and it's not where I'd expect inadequate-ventilation mould to be.

FBaby

This look like the mould that my rented property. There had never been mould before and hasn't been since 2 years later. They were adamant it wasn't condensation. It was.

However, the room was packed, the child was in it most of the time when not at school and the window was rarely opened. There was no dehumidifier.

bhjm

AdrianC wrote: »

What's on the other side of that wall?
Ground or first floor?
How long's the tenant been there?
It certainly looks fairly scaggy, and it's not where I'd expect inadequate-ventilation mould to be.

thanks for linking the pictures. it is ground floor, north / east facing outside wall.

bhjm

FBaby wrote: »

This look like the mould that my rented property. There had never been mould before and hasn't been since 2 years later. They were adamant it wasn't condensation. It was.

However, the room was packed, the child was in it most of the time when not at school and the window was rarely opened. There was no dehumidifier.

thanks for sharing your view.