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Edinburgh Live
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Sian Traynor

Edinburgh family trapped in 'nightmare' house riddled with mould for nine years

An Edinburgh family has shared the horrifying extent of the dampness and mould in their council flat after trying to move out for the last five years.

Initially moving into the ground floor property in West Pilton nine years ago, Sara Martin, 42, and her partner Alistair Stuart, 59, told Edinburgh Live they have been dealing with the issues for nearly a decade.

Experiencing both dampness and black mould, the family of six have now seen multiple investigations and surveys carried out into the problem, but have claimed they have been given no longterm solution.

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