A SCOTTISH man is suing Angus Council for £500,000 after his incredibly mouldy home left him with “serious health issues”...
A SCOTTISH man is suing Angus Council for £500,000 after his incredibly mouldy home left him with “serious health issues”.
Isard started to feel unwell from around December 2016, with a tight chest and wheezing. He saw his GP, who then gave him an inhaler and oral steroids. He was formally diagnosed with asthma in November 2018 and was admitted to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee with uncontrollable asthma and the flu. Angus Council have taken some action to tackle the damp, the legal filing notes – including fixing a leaked roof in the property in 2017. The council also tried to eradicate the dampness by digging a trench beside the house and filling it with gravel and removing the central heating radiator from the bathroom.
Poorly heated or ventilated homes can experience condensation, and the way a resident used their home can also affect condensation levels. “We have been put through eight years of hell from this council and it continues to this day,” he said. “That’s why we’re calling on the First Minister to declare a housing emergency in Scotland, backed up with a plan to end it – we need to see action now.”Stephen Forsyth, a partner at MML Law Dundee, is representing Isard. He said: “Mould has a devastating impact on people. On that basis, we will be pursuing this for our client as vigorously as possible.”
A Scottish Government spokesperson said: “Scotland’s social rented homes have improved over a number of years to meet the Scottish Housing Quality Standard, with more tenants living in warm, safe and dry homes.
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