![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/housing-welsh-renters-despair-at-homes-poor-condition/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/130574159_resized_dsc_0247.jpg&description=Image source, Catrin Image caption, Mould on the bathroom ceiling is one of a series of problems in Catrin's rented home "I've got woodworm... I've got damp and mould all over my windows, I've got one window that doesn't open, I've got two windows that are cracked." For mum-of-two Catrin - not her real name - the list of things to be fixed in her private rented home goes on. She said her landlord ignored repair requests for several years. The landlord did not dispute the Rhondda Cynon Taf property's condition, but said it was hard to pay for repairs with the tenant in rent arrears. Catrin, 28, said she has even resorted to withholding rent because repairs have not been made. In her daughter's bedroom the wooden window frame looks rotten and a glass pane is loose. Image caption, "I've had anxiety for years anyway, but this has just taken a toll on me," says Catrin Catrin said she feared for her daughter's safety and had to prevent her from touching it. "I've got to keep her curtain closed to make sure she doesn't go to the window... so she's not even allowed to look out of her own window." Other issues include mould on the bathroom ceiling and damp kitchen units unable to store food. Catrin believes is having a negative impact on the family's health, and said her daughter "keeps being ill, especially in the winter". She said both her children were unable to do normal things like walk around the house barefoot or have friends over. Image caption, The landlord says it's hard to do repairs with the tenant in arrears, but Catrin says she has been withholding rent because work has not been done "It's too much for them," she said. "They're not allowed to be kids". The BBC has been told receivers have now been appointed to the property and made aware of the works required. There has been a recent environmental health notice. Jade Davies, 32, who lives with her two sons in Trealaw, Rhondda, was shocked in October to discover via the local news that her landlord had been jail){kind=link}
“I’ve got woodworm… I’ve got damp and mould all over my windows, I’ve got one window that doesn’t open, I’ve got two windows that are cracked.”
For mum-of-two Catrin – not her real name – the list of things to be fixed in her private rented home goes on.
She said her landlord ignored repair requests for several years.
The landlord did not dispute the Rhondda Cynon Taf property’s condition, but said it was hard to pay for repairs with the tenant in rent arrears.
Catrin, 28, said she has even resorted to withholding rent because repairs have not been made.