I have just re-visited a turn of the century terraced house in Southville, where my Client was ‘complaining’, in the nicest possible terms of damp and mould growth. We spoke initially over the dog (and bone) and I gave him my thoughts. When I arrived it was as I had suggested, mould growth that was caused by condensation. He and his partner used the bedroom and kept the window closed at night, because, in this weather it is cold. Nevertheless I advised that they sleep with the window OPEN and leave it slightly ajar during the day. Condensation is a very hard subject with which to deal in a satisfactory way, but if you don’t or can’t then you end up with Black Mould…

Then I went to see a Client who was having a dispute with his neighbours... and than another Client came to see me. They were having a dispute with their neighbours... All in all a bit of a black day for all concerned...   more »