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'My rented flat's black mould is making my son ill'

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76% Informative

More than half a million rented homes - both private and social - have black mould issues in England .

Mould exposure can badly affect people with asthma, angina and bronchitis and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

More than 26,000 babies and toddlers were admitted to hospital last year with lung conditions probably linked to damp and mould.

More than three million social tenants are estimated to be living in properties that do not meet the government's decent homes standard.

The homes are either in a state of disrepair, do not have modern kitchen and bathroom facilities, or lack adequate heating and insulation.

BBC Panorama wanted to find out who was ultimately responsible for the condition of the home.

The couple say they first told their managing agent Savills about the problems in 2022 .

VR Score

76

Informative language

73

Neutral language

85

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

41

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

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