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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Melissa Sigodo

Inside UK's social homes from hell - plagued with rats, mould and crumbling walls

Families across the country have exposed the mould, damp and disrepair they've been forced to endure living in under social housing and council landlords.

Their examples come following the shocking story of Awaab Ishak who died shortly after his second birthday thanks to toxic mould in his flat, which saw his throat swell and fungi develop in his lungs and blood.

After a coroner ruled the infant died of a severe respiratory disease caused by mould in the social housing flat, landlords Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, admitted it made false assumptions about his family’s lifestyle when they raised complaints.

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