Being kicked out of flat because we reported mould, needed repairs. Advice?

AndyPix

The place sounds awful - why do you want to stay there ??!

Finchy2018

sheramber wrote: »

That's because the kitchen and living room are warm enough to dry the air in there. But some air will also move around the house to other areas and it is these colder areas that are causing the mould.

When I open the shoer room door the warm air from the shower room condenses on the window in the bedroom . Air doesn't circulate only in one room. It moves throughout the house.

Yes, the cold wall is because is lack of insulation but drying the washing is compounding the problem. Would there be mould if you were not drying clothes.?

Can you not get an electric airer?I used one for years before tumble driers were the norm. The warm air was contained by a cover over the airer while the clothes dried. It was very efficient.

seconded on the electric airer (try lakeland) we just purchased one for our conservatory and it's blooming marvellous and not expensive to run. Clothes dry so much quicker and it's generally much more convenient that a clothes horse.

AnotherJoe

Surely all an electric dryer will do is dry the clothes faster. The moisture still goes into the air. Unless that is removed the OP will still have a problem. My dehumidifier has a "dry clothes" setting as well as normal dry the air. It's amazing to see how much water is in the air when you have one.

parkrunner

Sounds like an expensive job and the LL may just do a botch job if you were to stay. I'd be going as soon as possible.

Guavalava

We have a Dyson Air purifier fan and heater and use that to help dry the clothes and also use it to ventilate the bedroom at night too. As I mentioned before the part of the property that have cold walls don't have windows / radiators, the hallway front door is wooden and single glazed and the contractor said even the slightest bit of condensation will cause mould on these walls. We are doing all we can to keep the property heated and ventilated, bearing in mind we have electric storage heaters, even if we cook or shower it will cause condensation because the flat is small and will travel to those cold walls quickly.

Guavalava

Yes even the agency told us he is reluctant to spend money even though he has been told by more than one contractor that work needs to be done.

lookstraightahead

Op, is it the landlords washing machine? Because if your clothes are the reason there is black mould everywhere, then your clothes must be pretty wet lol. I don't think it's your fault at all, he sounds like a tight landlord.

ReadingTim

It would be a lot more straightforward if the OP could outline what their preferred outcome to this issue would be, so posters can then advise as to whether it's legally or practically achievable.

For example, if the OP thinks the landlord will drop everything and cheerfully spare no expense in immediately fixing the issue and remain happily letting the property to the tenant, then frankly, that's not going to happen. The OP's rights are therefore confined to the right to look for somewhere else to live, and my advice would be to get on with doing that.

sheramber

AnotherJoe wrote: »

Surely all an electric dryer will do is dry the clothes faster. The moisture still goes into the air. Unless that is removed the OP will still have a problem. My dehumidifier has a "dry clothes" setting as well as normal dry the air. It's amazing to see how much water is in the air when you have one.

My one had a cover you put over the filled drier and closed it up. The moist air stayed inside the cover and was soon dried out by the dry air from the heater. Think drying your hair with a hairdryer.

I agree. There is no way the landlord can be forced to do any work. He may be forced to stop renting the flat if it considered bad enough but that won't help you .

You need to start looking for a better place to live.

HardCoreProgrammer

ReadingTim wrote: »

It would be a lot more straightforward if the OP could outline what their preferred outcome to this issue would be, so posters can then advise as to whether it's legally or practically achievable.

This from the horse's mouth:,
We want to stay in the property with the landlord taking responsibility of being a landlord.

I assume that landlord is breaking the law by revenge eviction, unless they can prove beyond reasonable doubt that the OP's actions are causing the mou