A family of four say they are forced to sleep in one room and they could have 'fell through the ceiling' at bath time as mould has consumed their home.
The property is managed by Roach Estates in Liverpool, who the dad claims he struggles to get maintenance jobs approved through. Roach Estates said that a roofer and electrician have both carried out works on the property and, in the past 18 months, £7,000 has been spent on maintenance with these having "been signed off by both the council and tenant himself".
"The shower doesn't give out hot water, we were told that we can still get baths but that is taking a huge hit on our gas bill, we are a family of four we can't afford four baths a day. We are having to limit baths because we can't afford to have four baths a day. Matthew worries about his children's health, he says his son has been diagnosed with asthma after being exposed to the mould for so long. He said: "I have never suffered with my chest before and now I have had four chest infections, my son currently has a chest infection.
"It is stressful, you get down about it. I physically can't do anything about it either. It's impacting our mental health massively, it's impacting everything. We have tried everything to resolve it."