Panorama - damp/mould

[Brigadier]

They spoke about this yesterday on The Jeremy Vine Show, Tina Daheley was standing in for him.
A painter and decorator phoned in to say that he encounters dampness all the time, and that 90% of the time, the tenant is renting the property.
I rent a flat, I use an agency to look after the admin. Last year during the six monthly check, they reported dampness in one of the back (north facing) bedrooms. There was a photo of the dampness, but also in the photo there was a clothes horse covered in drying clothes.
I asked the agency to letter him reminding him of his responsibilities and to tell him to cease and desist.
On the latest check up, again dampness was reported, and again there was a photo of the dampness, and again, there was clothes being dried in the room.
I was in full agreement with the painter and decorator who called the Jeremy Vine show.
I feel like I'm p¡ss¡ng into the wind.

Well, the cure for the damp would be the (gusty) ventilation

 

[noseall]

I bet there isn’t a house in the uk that doesn’t have wet clothes drying inside, cooking going on and the odd bit of breathing too.
However there are lots of houses that suffer with damp/mould and lots that don’t. It’s no surprise that the poorly insulated Rigsby shìtholes are the ones that are infested.

INSULATE THE WALLS you tight ******s!

 

[blup]

A lot of tenanted properties are of older construction, solid walls or poor ventilation or layout, and overcrowded. That is bound to increase the likelihood of condensation crating mould.

 

[Mottie]

I bet there isn’t a house in the uk that doesn’t have wet clothes drying inside, cooking going on and the odd bit of breathing too.
However there are lots of houses that suffer with damp/mould and lots that don’t. It’s no surprise that the poorly insulated Rigsby shìtholes are the ones that are infested.

INSULATE THE WALLS you tight ******s!

A lot of tenanted properties are of older construction, solid walls or poor ventilation or layout, and overcrowded. That is bound to increase the likelihood of condensation crating mould.

Were these houses covered in mould before the tenants moved in? If so, why would anyone move into a mould infested property? If not, the tenants are the problem.

 

[blup]

Were these houses covered in mould before the tenants moved in? If so, why would anyone move into a mould infested property? If not, the tenants are the problem.

I've seen a few tenanted properties covered in mould when the tenants have moved in, landlords didn't attempt to clean them, probably didn't visit. It depends on the standard of the property and the area it is in in my experience. Its not black and white but some property fabrics simply absorb more water than they expel, so internal condensation gets a head start.

 

[denso13]

If not, the tenants are the problem.

A lot of the time, not always though.

 

[Mottie]

I bet there isn’t a house in the uk that doesn’t have wet clothes drying inside,

We have clothes drying inside. In a room with plenty of ventilation.

cooking going on

Same in our house. Again, ventilated kitchen.

If we didn't, we'd have mould. Pure and simple. Someone needs to tell those people how to ventilate a house. It’s not hard but once mould takes hold, it rapidly multiplies.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Landlords, including councils, do need better protection from tenants who deliberately ignore such common sense measures to avoid damp and mould.

 

[noseall]

Were these houses covered in mould before the tenants moved in? If so, why would anyone move into a mould infested property? If not, the tenants are the problem.

Black spot mould is an occupancy issue, dummy.

 

[martygturner]

Ah if only we had some means of ventilating a space... was it not the same moaners decrying the fitting of trickle vents ?

 

[Mottie]

Black spot mould is an occupancy issue, dummy.

So was it there when they moved in, Einstein?

 

[noseall]

[QUOTE="Harry Bloomfield, post: 5929399, member: ] common sense measures to avoid damp and mould.
[/QUOTE]Yes, Insulating the walls to the correct standard would stop it. Wet clothes, cooking and breathing are normal activities.
If the building is a low end poorly insulated shìt hole, it will be vulnerable.

 

[Brigadier]

So was it there when they moved in, Einstein?

What good is a house if you can't even breathe in it?

 

[noseall]

So was it there when they moved in, Einstein?

From the previous occupants or the current ones,? Either way it will return or manifest once people are using the building.

 

[diy_fun_uk]

Landlords, including councils, do need better protection from tenants who deliberately ignore such common sense measures to avoid damp and mould.

Going very much in the other direction, certainly up here but I think things are also becoming more arduous for LLs down south.

Up here we have the First Tier Tribunals for disputes etc, supposed to be impartial. They're not. Blatantly weighted in favour of tenants. The legislation up here is geared to ensure tenants can remain month in month out even when rent not paid.

The deposit scheme is the only real way to get £££ back, but given we're limited to 2x deposit up here, even that doesn't amount to much depending on what the LL is left to sort.