With the cold snap hitting the UK this week, millions will be waking up to find condensation on their windows. Temperatures are expected to plunge as low as -4C in Greater Manchester over the next few days, with highs of little more than freezing later this week.
Condensation becomes a major problem for many homes during the winter months, and as temperatures drop even further this week, the issue will be more noticeable. It can also lead to mould growth, which is both unsightly and harmful to health.
The death of toddler Awaab Ishak, in a social flat where the housing association was found not to have acted on the family's complaints about mould for several months, has put the spotlight on just how damaging the problem can be. Exposure to mould was found to have led to the breathing conditions that caused the two-year-old's fatal cardiac arrest.
