Experts are warning of the 'massive health problem' that could result from England's ageing housing stock in the cost of living crisis
The regulator recently found that there wereExclusive numbers from the socialIn the eight months to November, there have been 30% more complaints and twice as many decisions following investigations into damp, mould and leaks in social housing as there were in 2020-21, according to the Housing Ombudsman.
"If you drop much below 18 degrees in the home for significant periods, which is what is recommended by the World Health Organisation, you're going to see significant health impacts, especially for people with pre-existing conditions," he says.Mr Johnes says that decreasing the temperature of your home even a couple of degrees below 18 significantly increases the likelihood of respiratory and circulatory problems.
The National Audit Office estimates that poor-quality housing in the private rented sector costs the NHS around £340m a year.At his home in Yorkshire, Peter worries about how much worse things will get over the cold winter months."After Christmas when the snow comes and the rain and the wind, then you can feel the wet through the walls.
Professor David Robinson, head of the urban studies and planning department at the University of Sheffield, says that the UK's old housing stock is a legacy of its early industrialisation.
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