A mum living in a council residential or commercial property with 5 kids has actually shared a stunning video of a bird poking through the living-room wall.
Lauren Burford is desperate for long-delayed repair work to be made to the house in St Andrews Close, Whitstable, where her young child’s bed room “streams with water whenever it rains”.
She moved into the three-bed maisonette with her 3 kids and 2 step-children – aged one to 8 – in July to discover a hole in the roofing system and birds nesting in her loft.
The 23-year-old states she instantly reported the problems to Canterbury City board and real estate service provider Mears, however is still waiting to hear back 4 months later on.
The city board has actually now apologised for the hold-ups.
Miss Burford informed KentOnline she got back from the school run just recently and “had a bird flying around my front space”.
The full-time mum states the wetness in the residential or commercial property is relying on mould and she is stressed it might be impacting her her one-year-old boy’s health.
” The hole in the roofing system is above my boy’s bed room so he can’t oversleep there anymore since the back wall streams with water whenever it rains,” Miss Burford stated.
” The wetness is becoming mould, we have actually been to the physicians with my boy for breathing issues, and my child has asthma.
” The rain has actually been so heavy that the water was decreasing the wall and onto the carpet.
” It’s on his drawers and if it does not get arranged quickly, I’ll need to change all his clothing.”
Miss Burford captured on cam the minute a bird was poking through her living-room wall one night. She fears they will continue nesting unless something is arranged.
” I have actually been informed I have actually got to wait up until completion of the month for scaffolding to increase, however they stated that last month and absolutely nothing occurred,” Miss Burford included.
” I have actually got to wait on a roofing contractor however I reside in a maisonette on the 2nd flooring, they will not get up there in this weather condition.
” I seem like I’m being fobbed off.”
A representative for Mears informed KentOnline on Friday that the business is “on the case”.
” We have an order to fix the roofing system which is 3 floors up and needs scaffolding and approval from the customer – this visit is on November 29,” they stated.
” The problem isn’t a hole in the roofing system – it appears like there is a tear in the felt triggering water to come in.
” We have actually talked to the resident today and we are sending out somebody round this night to see if any short-lived repair work can be done from the within.
” The homeowner enjoyed with this resolution for today and familiar with the more works reserved for November 29.
” We have no records of any problem with birds. We will ask our client care individual to talk with her on this on Monday when they contact us to act on the task this night.”
Canterbury City board has actually now apologised for the time it has actually required to repair the hold-ups.
A representative informed KentOnline: “We apologise to Miss Burford for the hold-ups in attending to the problems at her house. It has actually taken longer than we would anticipate it to and we are sorry for that.
” Scaffolding is needed to perform the repair work required to the roofing system and this is now reserved in for November 29. Other work will likewise be happening inside the residential or commercial property.
” We have actually touched with Miss Burford throughout this and she knows the visits that are now prepared.”
However Miss Burford states the hole in the roofing system is growing, the ceiling is leaving from the wall – and she no longer wishes to reside in the “risky” house.
She states the rain has actually “decayed” the residential or commercial property and she has actually been entrusted to a high gas expense as she has a hard time to keep it warm.
Miss Burford included: “I desire out of this residential or commercial property. It’s risky for us as a household.”
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