Residents pleads for help with mould problem

12:54pm Monday 4th February 2013 in News By Will Lodge

Clare Giles inspects mould within a cupboard in her front room. Clare Giles inspects mould within a cupboard in her front room.

A TENANT is calling for action to solve a recurring mould problem in her council home.

Clare Giles, 28, has tried twice to treat the mould in her one-bedroom flat and even redecorated but the problem keeps returning.

Miss Giles, who has a six-month-old daughter Freya, saida n inspector from Colchester Borough Homes, which manages council-owned houses, visited her Fuchsia Court, Greenstead, address before Christmas but no action has been taken.

A Colchester Borough Homes spokesman said: "Colchester Borough Homes is aware of concerns at this property regarding damp and has been working to minimise its impact for the tenant, and will continue to offer our support and advice."

Comments(4)

wellnow says...
2:12pm Mon 4 Feb 13

That is serious mould.you could get very chesty caught in that cupboard.

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Clare29 says...
3:15pm Mon 4 Feb 13

That's just in one space in my front room it's like that in the whole flat .

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PROOFREADER says...
11:34pm Mon 4 Feb 13

I hope she has better luck than I have had. I have had three people from Colchester Borough homes round and nothing has been done. I have tried mould killer on the mould I can get to in the kitchen and shower room but it still comes back. Colchester Borough homes told me in June last year that I would be getting a new shower room, I am still waiting, There is mould in, under and behind the kitchen units but they will not do anything about it because so they say the kitchen is 18 years old and not twenty years old. The manager I spoke to at Colchester boough homes that I spoke to said he did not care what I said I would not be getting a new kitchen. I would be happ with just a sink unit as long as it and the room were mould free.

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wellnow says...
2:19pm Tue 5 Feb 13

Maybe the council should get barry scott in.

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