carolinephillips

I had that problem in a rental, and it wrecked several items of furniture and lots of clothes and bags. The landlord did fix the roof, but the mould was endemic, as it was in the walls and cupboards. I was glad to move out, but the spores travelled in some of our belongings and for about a year kept popping up in our things until we threw them out or sealed them in with varnish and anti fungal stuff.

However, mould seems to be a perennial problem due to condensation/humidity, especially in the bathrooms, where walls, ceilings, floors, loos and windows all go mouldy at the drop of a hat. I have used so much Selleys that I'm probably single handedly keeping the company in profit!

You may never solve the problem, but be vigilant and keep on top of it- clean clean clean. My nose is now ultra sensitive to the musty mould smell, and I track it down pronto before it spreads.

Bernieboy

Jazzy i think Pollys advice is a goodun,sorry i cant add any more other than to wish you luck with it mate,i think you have had enough on yer plate of late to not have the hassle of trouble over here.

jazzys

Thanks guys, i knew the right people would reply eventually.

Shame about the numb nuts tho

Margaret3

Have you turned into kim and aggie

Kooky.

Sorry, jazzys, but I think you're going a bit OTT about the responses you didn't like.

I know it's a Dad's job to look out for his daughter - christ knows, my Dad has gone OTT over the years to protect me. I also know you've had some major shit going on.

However suggesting your daughter, as an adult, would be better placed to sort it out locally than you trying to do it from this distance seemed perfectly reasonable to me.

I also agree with Polly that a rent reduction is not the answer. If she can't live there until the LL fixes it up, she needs to move out. If it's an old property, looking for blocked-up air bricks would be my first job.

furbacchione

Knowledge is power along with building the evidence.

You have to expect that landlords, and especially their agents, are scumbags and treat them accordingly. You need to contact any rental authority in her area and get as much advice from them as to what her rights are. It helps a great deal when someone comes across as not being so ignorant when talking to landlords and rental agencies. You can bet they know the rules and will exploit you if they know you don't. They really love apathy.

If the doctor can determine respiratory problems began after moving in then this will have a lot of weight especially if attached to a letter sent by a lawyer. Tribunals don't make agents and they're owners fearful all that much but the threat of a lawsuit makes them take a lot of notice - especially if there is weight to it.

You and your daughter will need patience or simply she needs to move out - it's her choice. How much of a hassle she can tolerate and energy she has will dictate whether she takes a stand or retreats. I tend to take a stand - pissed off a few owners and agents... Pushed one to quit her job (I'm quite proud of that! the ****in bitch)

Pollyana

At least with a rented place its a little easier to move and find somewhere else to live. The flat I had actually had to be sold, which meant fixing it up, and getting the damp problem under control before I could go anywhere else, which in my state of health was far from easy, and I made a huge loss on it, but for the sake of my well-being it had to be done.

jazzys

The fact is the responses didn't help, so why bother posting them.

Is it too hard for someone to realise i was asking for help in solving the matter with the landlord?

As stated earlier, my daughter was not well and could not speak due to chest and throat problems. Would you expect me to sit back and say nothing, or use my initiative and post on a forum such as this and seek answers?

Maybe its just me but i didn't see the point in posting unhelpful comments.

But thanks a lot to the guys that have

Stitch

Of course Missus x x x