Is this Britain’s worst council house? Couple say they’ve been battling eye infections due to mould

Miss Whitmore, 20, above, posing with damp in the council flat bricks, has been signed off of work as a cleaner due to health issues. She said they have to keep her furniture away from the walls 

A young couple who live in a mould-plagued council-house claim they are forced to sleep on a wet mattress under damp sheets every night.

Millennials Mark Kent and Mary Whitmore, both aged 20, say they are constantly battling eye infections, dizziness and migraines due to the state of their council-owned flat in Kings Norton, Birmingham.

These shocking photos of their council flat show mushrooms sprouting from dank crevasses and black mould stains on the walls.

They had to throw away a whole wardrobe of clothing after the mould crept its way into their storage and stained all their clothes.

Their bed suddenly broke after the leather fell apart after the slats crumbled with damp, and instead sleep on the floor.

Millennials Mark Kent and Mary Whitmore, both aged 20, claim they are forced to sleep on this wet mattress under damp sheets every night. The young couple say they are constantly battling eye infections, dizziness and migraines due to the state of their council-owned flat, with their bedroom pictured above

Millennials Mark Kent and Mary Whitmore, both aged 20, claim they are forced to sleep on this wet mattress under damp sheets every night. The young couple say they are constantly battling eye infections, dizziness and migraines due to the state of their council-owned flat, with their bedroom pictured above

The couple have endured the horrific conditions, in what they are calling an ‘uninhabitable’ property, for three years.

Mr Kent and Miss Whitmore are on their third mattress – which is already stained, clammy and saturated with damp.

The pair say they have to change their bed sheets every night because they become soaking wet within 24 hours. 

They also have to go shopping every two days, since their food packaging grows mould and the contents go rotten.

They had to throw away wardrobes-full of clothing after the mould, pictured on the ceiling above, crept its way into their storage and stained all their clothes. The couple have launched legal proceedings against Birmingham City Council

They had to throw away wardrobes-full of clothing after the mould, pictured on the ceiling above, crept its way into their storage and stained all their clothes. The couple have launched legal proceedings against Birmingham City Council

Mushrooms even started growing from the tiles in the shower of their damp-ridden abode.    

Mr Kent has suffered with conjunctivitis five times along with excruciating migraines.

He said: ‘I never suffered with my eyes until I lived here, now I get migraines and keep getting eye infections.

Miss Whitmore said her dad has asthma and has to go outside when he comes round, 'because he's coughing his guts up at the smell'. Birmingham City Council confirmed they are aware of the problems and are working with the couple

Miss Whitmore said her dad has asthma and has to go outside when he comes round, ‘because he’s coughing his guts up at the smell’. Birmingham City Council confirmed they are aware of the problems and are working with the couple

‘We looked into it online and it said it was because the mould spores have been going into my eyes.’ 

‘One day their bed just suddenly broke after the leather fell apart and the slats crumbled with damp. 

Miss Whitmore said: ‘My dad has asthma and when he has come round he has had to go outside because he’s coughing his guts up at the smell.

This photo shows just one of the black mould stains, above, which they claim is on every wall. Birmingham City Council reportedly advised them to keep windows open, push everything three inches away from walls and to dry their clothes outside

This photo shows just one of the black mould stains, above, which they claim is on every wall. Birmingham City Council reportedly advised them to keep windows open, push everything three inches away from walls and to dry their clothes outside

Mr Kent has suffered with conjunctivitis five times along with excruciating migraines. They claim they are constantly battling eye infections, dizziness and migraines due to the state of their council flat

Mr Kent has suffered with conjunctivitis five times along with excruciating migraines. They claim they are constantly battling eye infections, dizziness and migraines due to the state of their council flat

‘It is a nightmare, it has changed my life. We can’t be us here, we’ve just had to adapt to it.’ 

Birmingham City Council reportedly advised them to keep windows open, push everything three inches away from walls and to dry their clothes outside. 

‘They told us we have to keep the window open all the time, but we live in a ground floor flat, so everyone can see in and it isn’t safe.’ 

Fed-up Mr Kent said: ‘When I moved in, it looked great, it was all freshly painted – then the mould started coming through. They had just painted over it, covering up the ten years it has been rotting.

‘Even if the council repaired the house, it still has all these bad memories.

‘It has been a stressful period battling for three years.

‘We need to see something at the end for what we’ve gone through.’

The pair say they have to change their bed sheets every night because they become soaking wet within 24 hours because of the mould, seen on their ceiling above

The pair say they have to change their bed sheets every night because they become soaking wet within 24 hours because of the mould, seen on their ceiling above

Mushrooms even started growing from the tiles in the shower of their damp-ridden abode. Miss Whitmore has been signed off work as a cleaner due to health issues

Mushrooms even started growing from the tiles in the shower of their damp-ridden abode. Miss Whitmore has been signed off work as a cleaner due to health issues

Mushrooms even started growing from the tiles in the shower of their damp-ridden abode. The couple have endured the horrific conditions, in what they are calling an 'uninhabitable' property, for three years

Mushrooms even started growing from the tiles in the shower of their damp-ridden abode. The couple have endured the horrific conditions, in what they are calling an ‘uninhabitable’ property, for three years

Birmingham City Council confirmed they are aware of the problems and are working with the couple.

A Birmingham City Council spokesperson said: ‘Our housing team is aware of issues raised by the tenant, through a notice of disrepair received in December 2017, and we have been actively working with the family.

‘However as these are subject to active legal proceedings, we are unable to comment further.’

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