Family-of-six stuck in mouldy two bed flat feel 'forgotten' as council slammed for 'lack of action'

11.01.2023 - 19:25 / dailyrecord.co.uk

A family-of-six stuck in a mouldy two bed council flat say they 'feel forgotten' and slammed Fife council for their lack of action.

Mum Victoria Pirie, 25, lives in the Kirkcaldy home with her fiancé Dylan Mcilwee, 22, their two-year-old daughter Alaia, Dylan's father Charles, 66, sister Sophie, 19, and her partner.

The family branded the flat a "health hazard" and say they are suffering from 'unbearable' mould and intense overcrowding.

But despite raising concerns over the health of little Alaia and Charles to the local authority, the claim their pleas have gone unanswered.

Victoria said: “We have reported all of the problems with the flat multiple times to our housing officer and it takes him months to respond.

“We have texted, emailed, sent pictures, and called the officer repeatedly to the point that it feels like we are hounding them – the mould in the house is now unbearable and there is also a hole in the bathroom floor that has been there for over eight years.”

Dylan, Victoria’s partner, added that the flat is a health hazard as even the bath is not attached to the wall properly.

“The bath shakes as it isn’t secured properly, and my daughter could easily fall in the hole in the bathroom and hurt herself as it goes all the way into our downstairs neighbour’s flat.” He added.

“Alaia always has a cough and seems to be unwell quite a lot which I put down to the amount of black mould in the flat and my dad doesn’t keep well either – something has to be done about this before someone becomes seriously ill.”

The family contacted local MSP David Torrance for help but the politician says he has been swamped with pleas for assistance from worried tenants after the tragic death of a toddler in England that was ruled to have been