A mum-of-six living in a mould-ridden council house has said she feels 'like a squatter in her own home' following months of repair delays.<br /><br />Charlotte Morris, 35, has been living with major mould issues in her four-bedroom home in Basildon, Essex for the last 18 months.<br /><br />Ms Morris and her six children have to sleep in two cramped rooms - and have lost clothing, furniture and personal possessions.<br /><br />She has called on her landlord, Basildon Council, to resolve the issue or move the family after more than a year of delays and disorganisation. <br /><br />A Basildon Council spokesperson said they were supporting Ms Morris.<br /><br />Ms Morris said: “I can’t keep living like this.<br /><br />"The ceiling is bowed, the house stinks of mould – it’s like squatting in my own home.<br /><br />"At this point, I haven’t slept in my own bedroom for a year and have six children all sleeping in two rooms of the house.<br /><br />“I’m so scared for my children’s health. My daughter is always getting ill and I feel as though I’m constantly going back and forth to the doctor.” <br /><br />According to Ms Morris, the problem with mould in her home stems from an unrepaired roof leak which is now spreading to other rooms of the house.<br /><br />She added that she is suffering from depression that she attributes to the ongoing stress of the situation.<br /><br />Ms Morris said that officers and surveyors from Basildon Council have visited the home on several occasions and acknowledged the extent of the damage.<br /><br />She said: “They’ll come and look, but getting someone to fix it seems impossible – every booked in date is cancelled or delayed."<br /><br />The extent of the problem has prompted Ms Morris to ask for the council to relocate her family to a new property.
