'You shouldn't be expected to live like this': In the shadow of a tragedy, the people crying out for a decent place to call home
Retired steel worker David Collins points behind a set shelves in the corner of his lounge. "It gets thick with mould down there," he says. "I clean it and paint it myself because it gets bad."
"I'm trying to make it a nice place to live, but every time I do everything just starts peeling off again. There's no chance. Her daughter, Codie said when they moved into the house on Rydal Walk on December 2019, there was no gas or electricity. Giving evidence, Codie listed a range of serious defects at the house, including black mould which she said made them ill, and pigeons nesting in the loft.
"They are trying to make it look nice on the outside, but that's just masking the state of the buildings. I've lost wardrobes, clothes, three carpets, all because of the mould. "They keep it nice and tidy, they water flowers and mow the grass," said Lorna. "There's a community hub where's there's always someone from Jigsaw to talk to if you have any problems.
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