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Housing experts shocked by ‘worst’ social housing living conditions ‘they’ve ever seen’
Croydon Council accused of negligence as residents live in flats enveloped by thick layers of mould

A LONDON council has been accused of negligence after housing experts branded conditions at one of its tower blocks the “worst they’ve ever seen.”

Residents of the 11-storey social housing estate owned by Croydon Council are forced to live in flats enveloped in thick layers of black mould and damp with water dripping from the ceiling, ITV News has reported. 

Tenant Fransoy Hewitt, who lives on the ground floor with her two sons, had to unplug the fridge for three months to prevent electrocution and the kitchen has been rendered unusable by black mould. 

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