"We felt like the air in our homes was killing us... we were told we were 'breathing too much'"
manchestereveningnews.co.ukSome claim they were told ‘too much breathing’ was the problem... others fear breathing could end up killing them. Each lives in social housing around Rochdale, in estates managed by the same social landlord, Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH), in whose property a toddler died.
Awaab Ishak was killed after exposure to damp and mould which his parents had repeatedly complained about. Now, over a year after an inquest which outlined RBH's failings in the months before his death in 2020, other tenants of the housing association claim they fear that damp and mould could be slowly killing them.
A group this week met at the White Lion pub in the heart of the town to band together against their landlord. Try MEN Premium now with our amazing New Year offer...
just click here to give it a go On Tuesday night, huddled around the pool table in the local pub, tenants swapped stories of a constant battle against mould, children left with breathing problems and the fight to get heard.
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