A Scots mum has been left with multicoloured blotches on her skin after using a kids' bath paint set from Boots which won't wash off properly.
20.12.2022 - 20:17 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A Scots mum has been forced to live separately from her five-year-old daughter after finding glass under her council house carpets and a lighter in her bathroom.
Claire Williams moved into her two-bedroom flat in Loanhead, Midlothian last month but shortly after relocating, was horrified to find several major issues with the condition of the property.
Safety concerns were raised after a group of council joiners came out to rectify minor repairs in the property. They stripped back the carpet to uncover a smashed beer bottle that her daughter could "easily have stood on", and an old lighter in the bathroom along with several nails sticking out of the floor, reports EdinburghLive.
Claire has been battling with the council and third party contractors ever since in a bid to have the repair work carried out before Christmas so she and her daughter can spend the festive period together. In the meantime, her and her child are living in separate properties in what she describes as a 'nightmare' situation.
Claire said: "The house is covered in damp and I've only been here three weeks. It's a hell hole they've put me in. The walls are soaking and my bedroom walls are wet.
"I was in emergency housing and when I got the call for this house I came over to view it and I signed the agreement but didn't realise I'd have to start paying rent as soon as I signed it.
"My previous house I was supposed to be in for just ten weeks but it was five months so all that time I've had lots of belongings in storage. I'm having to live out of bags at the moment while constantly moving my stuff around for the carpet fitters to do a room at a time.
"When we came into the property there was a snagging list that the joinery team from the council, who are
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