Our kids are at risk from mouldy, damp home, claim couple

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Our kids are at risk from mouldy, damp home, claim couple

17 May 2007

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AN Ely couple fear their child's health is at risk from mould and

damp in their home.

and Jane Dean claim their young children suffer from

constant coughs and colds in the winter and blame their illnesses on

their " freezing " mid terraced house.

" The children go to bed in pyjamas and have two duvets and a fleece

blanket on their beds and hot water bottles because the house is so

cold, " said from New Barns Avenue. " They always seem to have

coughs and colds through the winter.

" Every room upstairs has mould and there is water running down the

waterproof membrane inside the loft. But Hereward Housing

Association has put the problem down to condensation, yet there is

no mould in the kitchen which you would expect. "

claims that his youngest child six-year-old spent a week

in a hospital intensive care unit after contracting Kawasaki

Disease - a rare blood disorder.

" The doctors were trying to find a cause and were asking if we were

using mould and carpet cleaner excessively, " he said.

" When we moved into the house there was mould around and one of the

bedrooms had been replastered. But we just put it down to the fact

that the house had been empty for six months. "

Jane said: " I'm up and down to the doctor's all the time with the

children. All the bedrooms are full of mould and we can't put any

wallpaper on the walls. "

Alan Lewin, Hereward Housing Association's director of operations,

said: We are aware of this complaint.

" An environmental health officer from East Cambridgeshire District

Council recently visited the property and has advised Mr that

the damp is due to condensation through poor circulation. Our

understanding is that Mr has disputed this with the council.

" We are visiting the property on May 15 to service the extractor fan

to ensure it is working properly and advise the tenant on its use.

We do not think there is a structural problem, more about lifestyle.

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tigerpaw2c <tigerpaw2c@...> wrote: Our kids are at risk from

mouldy, damp home, claim couple

17 May 2007

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AN Ely couple fear their child's health is at risk from mould and

damp in their home.

and Jane Dean claim their young children suffer from

constant coughs and colds in the winter and blame their illnesses on

their " freezing " mid terraced house.

" The children go to bed in pyjamas and have two duvets and a fleece

blanket on their beds and hot water bottles because the house is so

cold, " said from New Barns Avenue. " They always seem to have

coughs and colds through the winter.

" Every room upstairs has mould and there is water running down the

waterproof membrane inside the loft. But Hereward Housing

Association has put the problem down to condensation, yet there is

no mould in the kitchen which you would expect. "

claims that his youngest child six-year-old spent a week

in a hospital intensive care unit after contracting Kawasaki

Disease - a rare blood disorder.

" The doctors were trying to find a cause and were asking if we were

using mould and carpet cleaner excessively, " he said.

" When we moved into the house there was mould around and one of the

bedrooms had been replastered. But we just put it down to the fact

that the house had been empty for six months. "

Jane said: " I'm up and down to the doctor's all the time with the

children. All the bedrooms are full of mould and we can't put any

wallpaper on the walls. "

Alan Lewin, Hereward Housing Association's director of operations,

said: We are aware of this complaint.

" An environmental health officer from East Cambridgeshire District

Council recently visited the property and has advised Mr that

the damp is due to condensation through poor circulation. Our

understanding is that Mr has disputed this with the council.

" We are visiting the property on May 15 to service the extractor fan

to ensure it is working properly and advise the tenant on its use.

We do not think there is a structural problem, more about lifestyle.

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