CNN’s new morning show CNN This Morning launched on Tuesday with a news heavy three-hours that nevertheless played up an essential element of rival shows: Conversation and chemistry.
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A housing association must cough up £2,000 after a tenant was unable to sleep in her bedroom and left with damaged belongings due to damp and mould. The Housing Ombudsman made two findings of 'severe maladministration' against Didsbury -based Onward Homes for the way it handled complaints from a Manchester tenant.
The resident, whose name is given as Ms D by the Housing Ombudsman, had complained about damp and mould in her bedroom, caused by rotten window frames. She first reported the issue at her ground-floor flat, which is in a Grade II-listed building, in February 2020.
In a formal complaint raised via her MP, Ms D said she she was not sleeping in the bedroom and had got into debt by buying a dehumidifier. She also told Onward Homes she suffered from seizures which were made worse by stress.
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The landlord carried out mould treatment and, in April 2020, said it would consider her request for new windows. It also offered £175 in compensation as a goodwill gesture.
But by the end of the year, she had to contact Onward Homes again, asking for the windows to be repaired or replaced. Ms D told the landlord some of her belongings had been damaged as a result of the damp and mould.
However, the tenant found herself being blamed for the problem, with Onward Homes insisting it was a 'classic case of condensation that had not been managed by the resident'. It said she was responsible for managing the property in a reasonable manner - including washing the mould.
The landlord said it could not offer an immediate replacement due to the building's listed status, and instead suggested the work would take place two years later. Ms D
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A mum has shared a Poundland product that's helping to prevent mould build up at home. With families not wanting to have the central heating on as much amid the rising cost of energy, damp can quickly become a problem.
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