Residents living in a block of council flats in Llanrumney claim their living conditions are being blighted by mould, damp and what some suspect is sewage seeping through their showers. One family who live in Clevedon Court, built in 1959, are also worried about asbestos in crumbling tiles in their flat. The substance can be harmful to health, although Cardiff Council has insisted there is no risk in these circumstances.
Liam Williams, who lives in a flat with his partner Shawnee Maguire and her daughter, claim they had been waiting for months for work to be done on the chrysotile flooring there. He said they had to rearrange an inspection on the damage after someone from the council came around to the flat in January, allegedly without giving adequate notice.
Liam said an inspection confirming the presence of asbestos in the flooring was carried out recently. "We had an inspector out recently who was telling us that as long as it isn't crumbling it is safe," said Liam. "Well, all around the edges of our room these chrysotiles are crumbling away." Cardiff Council said that work on the couple's flat, including the removal of tiles which contained traces of asbestos, would begin soon. The authority also said that the asbestos did not present a risk as it was "tightly bound within the tile material".
