Breaking the Mould exhibition celebrates up and coming Congolese artists – South London News

Breaking the Mould exhibition celebrates up and coming Congolese artists – South London News

An exhibition celebrating the work of 12 emerging artists from Democratic Republic of Congo has opened in Herne Hill. For Breaking the Mould: New Signatures from Democratic Republic of Congo, curator Christine... Read more »
Care worker forced to leave home because of rats, damp and mould may not get new property ‘until Christmas’

Care worker forced to leave home because of rats, damp and mould may not get new property ‘until Christmas’

A tenant who has been living in hotels for three months while her housing association decanters her property might not be rehoused until Christmas. Clarion Housing moved care worker, Louise Plunkett, into... Read more »
South London family claims ‘diabolical’ Lambeth Council have done nothing about mould in home

South London family claims ‘diabolical’ Lambeth Council have done nothing about mould in home

A vulnerable Brixton family have accused Lambeth Council of “breaking their promises” today after they failed to act against the mould in their home. Two weeks ago Marie McManus, 36, of Saxby... Read more »
South London family claims ‘diabolical’ Lambeth Council have done nothing about mould in home

South London family ‘goes through hell and back’ in house with mould ‘that could kill son’

A vulnerable Brixton family say they are living in fear because they are stuck with “nasty” mould two months after Lambeth Council said it would remove it. The McManus family alerted the... Read more »
Inside South London council flat so covered in mould and faeces resident has been ‘suffocating’ for 17 years

Inside South London council flat so covered in mould and faeces resident has been ‘suffocating’ for 17 years

A council tenant claims he has been left to “suffocate” in his mould-infested council home that makes him feel like he’s “living in a slum”. Images of Mehdi Sheikh’s flat, owned by... Read more »
Holes in the floor, mould on the walls and falling concrete – the woefully neglected South London estates where 500 repairs are needed every week

Holes in the floor, mould on the walls and falling concrete – the woefully neglected South London estates where 500 repairs are needed every week

Lucy Rowe’s son can’t stop coughing. At night the hacking sound wakes his two brothers in the bunks below and Lucy has to help them go back to sleep. Once they are... Read more »
‘It’s another Grenfell waiting to happen’: Tenants slam regulator after Clarion given green light despite mould, damp and asbestos

‘It’s another Grenfell waiting to happen’: Tenants slam regulator after Clarion given green light despite mould, damp and asbestos

Tenants left to live in apalling conditions are outraged and say they have been left “at a loss” after the UK and Europe’s largest housing association was cleared of a standards breach... Read more »
This Council Housing Has Mould So Severe It Looks Like Fire Damage

This Council Housing Has Mould So Severe It Looks Like Fire Damage

A block of council flats in south London that’s lined in thick layers of black mould, suffers from extreme damp and has continuously leaking ceilings have been branded “unlivable” by consultants. ITV... Read more »