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Girl in coma after fireplace falls on her despite mum begging landlord to repair
20.02.2022 - 14:01 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A number of families who live in ‘death-trap rentals’ have backed demands to introduce tougher regulations for landlords.
The family of seven-year-old Alexa-Leigh Blakemore are calling for curbs to be brought in after the child suffered brain damage and was put in a coma for weeks when a fireplace fell on top of her.
Other families have complained of walls and ceilings coated in thick, black mould – and some with broken fire alarm systems.
The Sunday Mirror is demanding the owners of 4.5million private rented homes in England be forced to join a national register to show their properties are safe.
In Scotland, The Repairing Standard, contained in the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006, covers the legal and contractual obligations of private landlords to ensure that a property meets a minimum physical standard.
However, in England tenants have no way of checking whether their place is safe before they move in.
Backing our Safe as Houses campaign is the family of Alexa-Leigh Blakemore, seven – left brain damaged when a fireplace collapsed on her.
Mum-of-three Elle – who says she asked her Liverpool landlord to fix the fireplace – tells us: “We thought Alexa-Leigh was dead. There was blood coming out of her ears, her nose, her mouth.
“We would definitely support the introduction of a national landlord register. I am all up for landlords having the right checks to make sure their properties are well maintained and safe. It can be a life-or-death situation.”
Alexa-Leigh’s family is not alone. Renters’ union Acorn surveyed 500 private tenants and 91.8per cent had lived with a hazard in their home in the last five years.
Some experienced structural issues. Others had fire risks, asbestos and damp. More than half did not raise issues
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