''This is really scaring me": Mum's desperate three-year fight to save kids from 'nightmare' mould

A mum is ‘really scared’ for the safety of her family due to a 'nightmare' mould issue at a property managed by Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH).

The mum, from Middleton, who asked not to be named, shares her home with her four children and husband — and has been battling a persistent mould problem ‘for three years’, she has told the Manchester Evening News. The situation means she has to sleep on the floor, as her bed has been water-damaged, she claims.

The problem has been plaguing her home on and off during that time frame, but came ‘back with a vengeance’ in September last year, she's added. Despite raising concerns with RBH, the mum says she only received a meaningful response from the housing association after she made a formal complaint just before Christmas.

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For its part, RBH says it attempted to treat the mould in November 2022, but couldn’t because staff were unable to gain access to the home. More mould treatment was completed in February, the housing association says.

However, the mum remains ‘really scared’ for the safety of her children following an MEN investigation bringing the tragedy of two-year-old Awaab Ishak to light. The tot died due to mould exposure in another RBH property, on the Freehold estate, after his father repeatedly complained to the organisation.

“This is really scaring me,” the desperate mum said. “I go to bed crying. I need help. I have to think of my kids. I cannot see my kids going through all this anymore.

“I am still waiting for jobs to be done. People cannot believe it when they see it. People say I should not really be in this house. I am in a predicament because I will have to be in a hostel with four