'Two year's after little Awaab's death we still live in fear of our homes'
A child lost his life, a nation roared in anger, and a change to the law has been promised. Yet there are still tenants fearing for their health on Rochdale's Freehold estate - more than two years on from Awaab Ishak's death.
'She vomits all the time' “Sometimes I have to sleep in the living room because of the smell of the mould in my bedroom," said Leosenio Santos, who lives on the Freehold estate with his pregnant wife Aniceth, both 32. Leosenio says he has reported the issue of mould eight times since moving into their one-bedroom flat in September 2021.
Prolonged exposure to that mould caused a severe respiratory condition, leading to respiratory arrest, Ms Kearsley said. On the final day of Awaab's inquest, she told the court: "I'm sure I am not alone in asking how does this happen? Since the M.E.N. visited the Santos family home, RBH says improvement works in the flat to deal with mould have been completed, apart from some joinery work which has been scheduled. Following the M.E.N.'s investigation published last August, RBH promised to inspect all 376 homes on Freehold.
A further 5,714 homes had been checked by the landlord, while the condition of RBH's entire stock will be surveyed by the end of the year. The work can't come soon enough for Julie Poole. Julie, who has arthritis and previously had cancer, has cleaned the mould several times and also painted over it. The tenant, who lives in the same block of flats where Awaab died, also still has patches of damp and mould in her living room and bathroom after a neighbour’s bath leaked.
She said: “I'm going from one damp house to another, although hers is worse than this. Her wallpaper is coming off the wall. I'm coming over and coughing and spluttering. I don't know how it affects me because I don't go anywhere clean.” The father said: “We have reported it a few times. Every time it came back, we reported it. In those six years we reported it five times basically.”
She said: “Just because it is a [social] flat, we shouldn’t live like animals. Please help. We are paying rent. It is just a vicious cycle. Not everyone has the means to get out. We are in a recession.” In 2019, he fell over in Rochdale town centre and hurt his knee after becoming dizzy. He says the accident was 'due to him breathing in black mould for four years'. After going to hospital for tests on his GP’s advice, Nick said doctors told him that the mould at his home likely contributed to his accident and suggested he move house.
“The truth is that the sector has been undermined by decades of underfunding and hostile policy, and increasingly there are large numbers of housing associations which have abandoned any sense of social purpose and operate like businesses despite having charitable status.” Government figures published in January showed that in 2021, 4% of social rented dwellings - about 164,000 - had problems with damp.
The timescales will be set following a consultation period. Meanwhile, clear information will be given to all tenants on their rights in line with the Awaab's Law campaign, while new guidance on damp and mould will be issued to the housing sector.
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