A GRAN affected by most cancers has been caught on a hospital mattress in a leaking flat for MONTHS due to council blunders.
Winne Wilson, 91, lives along with her daughter Sue Roberts within the tiny flat in Fulham, West London.
Full-time carer Sue, 67, takes care of her mum who's bed-bound and likewise suffers from dementia, and has slammed Hammersmith and Fulham council, saying they've didn't restore a number of leaks.
She has been compelled to maneuver her severely ailing mum into the lounge after the bed room at their momentary flat began to leak.
The mum and daughter have been dwelling within the two-bed council flat near their household residence since November, ready for his or her damp-ridden residence to be mounted.
However they've confronted much more issues with the brand new flat, which began to leak quickly after they moved in.
Sue stated: "For mum it’s dreadful. When it rained lately, water was trickling down the wall.
“All of the seals on the home windows are damaged so there’s fixed condensation within the home windows contained in the double glazing. It simply beggars perception. It’s simply exhausting."
The household have shared photos of Winnie in an try to display how unhealthy their scenario has change into.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council promised that they'd repair the problems, however thus far nothing has been accomplished.
Sue moved right into a home owned by the council with Winnie, her son, and three granddaughters in 2018.
Whereas caring for her mum, Sue has spent years making an attempt to get the council to repair damp and cracked ceilings on the residence.
She stated the home was additionally infested with mice, that means she needed to fill the holes herself to cease them coming in.
The family-of-five have been dwelling out of bins for nearly 4 years whereas ready for repairs to the property.
Sue and the household try to take advantage of their final 12 months with Winnie, and struggled to have a good time Christmas due to all the issues.
She stated: "I’m not afraid of mice, which is an effective job. They arrive in at evening whenever you’re laid right here and I can hear rustling.
"It’s killing me. They've had practically 4 years to get this proper.
"The wall’s all coming away exterior. We’ve by no means been in a position to settle and beautify and make it good.
'IT'S KILLING ME'
"We needed to transfer her to a wierd home, it was simply horrendous. Each Christmas we now have we predict it could be our final along with her.
“Nevertheless it was simply chaos making an attempt to get all people in. It was only a nightmare."
Regardless of there being big seen cracks on the within and outdoors partitions of her home, Sue stated nobody can inform her what has been inflicting the leaks.
She claims contractors have put up scaffolding exterior the home 4 occasions to get the problems sorted however nothing has been accomplished to resolve them.
Sue added: "We've got weeks and weeks the place nothing’s accomplished. I’m continually emailing. And then you definitely hear nothing."
Final week, councillors apologised after Hammersmith and Fulham was dubbed the worst housing supplier for damp and mold within the nation.
The council has pledged to speculate £600 million in repairing and refurbishing its housing inventory over the following 12 years.
A spokesman for the council stated: “We're sorry it has taken so lengthy for repairs to Ms Roberts’ residence.
"The property has complicated points that sadly require main restore works and required them to maneuver out whereas these are accomplished.
"Now that we’ve discovered momentary lodging for Ms Roberts and her household, we should always have the ability to full these repairs and get them residence as quickly as attainable.
"We're addressing any points along with her momentary lodging to verify she and her household are pleased.”
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