Tameside mother's disgust as mushrooms sprout in mouldy rented home

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Stacie Blackwell says she fears for her children's health as fungi is growing on mould patches on the ceiling.

By Ewan Gawne & Mairead SmythA woman whose mouldy privately-rented home has begun sprouting mushrooms has said she is worried about her children's health.

She said fungi was growing from mould patches on the ceiling and she claimed her landlord had not helped.Ms Blackwell said she had mould and damp "all through the house" and efforts to get help from the landlord had been a "complete waste of time". But Jigsaw Homes said that was a "misunderstanding" and it wanted to book in the work now with no further inspection needed.Ms Blackwell told"I feel like my house smells of damp and it is going to make us poorly.She said she had been scared by the appearance of the mushrooms."That hurts me," she said.A Jigsaw Homes statement said: "We are aware of the issues Miss Blackwell has with her home and we have been working with her to try and resolve these.

 

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