Scots mum forced to live separately from young daughter after moving into 'hellhole flat'

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.