A Nottinghamshire family say they have been forced to temporarily move out of their home due to mould growing in every room. Mum and dad Lauren Brown and Scott Pugh share concerns after saying the mould at their house in Ollerton had even spread to their six-month-old son's cot.
The couple have criticised Challenge House, the company they are renting the property from, claiming it was not carrying out much needed work. "My son's pram's been ruined, we found mould in his cot, there's mould in every single room in the house," said Ms Brown, 27.
The letting agents told Nottinghamshire Live the mould was principally being caused by condensation dampness.. However, the family said the problem is much more serious.
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"There's one room where the whole of the back wall is covered in mould and the wallpaper has started to peel off because it's that damp. A builder said it needs loads of other work doing," continued Ms Brown. "My son's cot is on the other side of the room and it ended up in his cot and on his mattress.
"We've tried to clean it, we were told to use white vinegar spray, mould and mildew spray. The mould started in November and it's been growing and growing ever since."
The family moved out of the house last week due to worries over the effect the mould with have on their child's health and are now temporarily staying with Mr Pugh's parents' in their bungalow.
"It's terrible. They're still adamant that it's condensation which we know it's not. It's been horrible," said Mr Pugh, a 34-year-old construction worker. "It isn't ideal in a bungalow but we couldn't have Declan in that house any longer."
Ms Brown added: "I was starting to feel tired and I had a continuous cough, I didn't really notice it but since I've moved out I've started to feel a lot better in myself. We're looking to get a new house at the minute as I can't take my son back there."
When contacted by Nottinghamshire Live, a spokesman for Mansfield-based Challenge House said work had been scheduled. "There is no visual evidence of penetrating damp causing the mould," he said.
"It has been agreed with the builder to strip back eaves tiles from the rear of the property to ensure that there is no penetrating damp caused by defective roofing felt and as a precautionary measure fit eaves trays. He has also been instructed to complete some pointing works to the front of the property.
"Our opinion is that condensation dampness is the principal cause of dampness. Written advice has been issued to the tenants as to how to prevent condensation dampness."
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