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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Ethan Davies

''If the ceiling collapses, it’s on them': 'Petrified' mum 'in A&E all the time' with nightmare house

A ‘petrified’ mum says she’s had to take her two children to A&E and the walk-in centre multiple times and she believes it's down to the shocking condition of her house.

Kia Ratcliffe, from Ashton-under-Lyne, moved into her home in August 2021 and claims she first logged a complaint with her housing association, Jigsaw, ‘the day I moved in’. She’s added that the problems are still not fixed.

In a multitude of reported issues, Kia says that her family are putting up with holes in the roof, the smell of dog urine from a previous tenant, broken floor boards, damp, and a rotten bath panel. Jigsaw says ‘works are already under way’ to remedy the woes.

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