Faster, stronger action needed on cold homes

Mark, Bristol
18 January 2011

I've rented all my adult life and have had the misfortune to live in some very poor accommodation.

A regular problem is the amount of properties not warm enough to live in comfortably during the winter months.

This has a negative effect on my lifestyle and wellbeing.  There have been points in the past when my mental health was directly affected by the cold, damp home I was living in.

Natasha Khan, Bat for Lashes

"We suffered the worst mould you could imagine in my student house. Over our 2 year let, it got to the point where you'd have to dodge at least 20 slugs living off moisture in the carpet to reach the bathroom - then inhale black mould spores if the steam from the shower got too much. The cold, draughts and dampness were pretty extreme!"

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