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22.01.2023 - 13:09 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A mum from Midlothian who has lived in a 'nightmare' mouldy house for six years says the living accommodations are having a severe impact on her autistic son's mental health.
Laura Carruthers says her flat in Danderhall has become overrun with damp and mould - a problem she first raised with the council in 2017.
After enjoying her first year in the home, the 27-year-old full-time carer said she began to spot areas of mould in her son’s bedroom cupboard, which raised alarm bells, reports EdinburghLive.
Laura, who suffers from fibromyalgia, won a lengthy battle with the council to have a wet room installed to her property in 2019, after she says its floors and walls were decimated with mould.
But issues in the property have worsened over time, with large damp patches now spreading across different rooms.
Laura said: “We moved into the house in October 2016 and it was in a good state. After about a year, we noticed a mould problem in my son’s cupboard. It took about a year for there to be vents put in, which haven’t even helped because the holes are too small.
“Even just trying to email them recently, they’ve not gotten back to me. No one’s doing anything. It’s just a nightmare. It’s really affected my mental health. It’s affected my son – his schooling, his sleep. He’s got anxiety as it is, it doesn’t help with his autism.
“We can’t settle here, we don’t know what’s going to happen. We don’t know if the roof is going to come in. We don’t know if we’ve been affected by the damp in our chests. My son has a cough he can’t shift. I’ve got a sore chest I can’t shift. It’s just ridiculous.”
Along with the noticeable smell of damp in the property, Laura has been unable to beat the winter chill as her windows must be kept upon to
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