A woman fears she is suffering from "mould poisoning" after her new build energy efficient flat became so damp that her clothes and handbag were covered in black spores.
Gemma Wakefield, 24, began experiencing health problems including chest infections and heavy coughing after mould spread across the walls and windows of her £500-a-month apartment.
Ms Wakefield, who runs a dog grooming business, said: "The spores are all over the windows and round the edges of the front door.