Scotland: Tenants faced damp while repairs stopped due to Covid-19 (The Ferret, 4 December 2020)

  • Tenants faced damp and black mould while housing repairs stopped due to Covid-19

  • By Karin Goodwin. Published on The Ferret, on 4 December 2020

  • Summary:

    • Tenants denounce an "unacceptable repairs policy during the Covid-19 pandemic."

    • Many have faced damp, substantial leaks and black mould and are now calling for Scotland’s largest housing association to take action.

    • Some claim that they have been left facing issues which could leave their landlord in breach of housing standards legislationarrow-up-right. They claimed their physical and mental health had been affected by the unaddressed problems in their homes.

  • Keywords: Scotland, UK, housing market, right to housing, housing repairs, coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID19, corona

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