![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/womans-new-build-flat-so-damp-she-has-chest-infections-and-handbag-is-mouldy/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/0_SWNS_MOULDY_FLAT_011.jpg&description=Gemma Wakefield, 24, is seriously concerned for her health after hideous black spots began to appear on her belongings and in every room of the newly built apartment she rentsGemma Wakefield, 24, fears for her healthA woman fears she is suffering from "mould poisoning" after her new build energy efficient flat became so damp that her clothes and handbag were covered in black spores. Gemma Wakefield, 24, began experiencing health problems including chest infections and heavy coughing after mould spread across the walls and windows of her £500-a-month apartment. Ms Wakefield, who runs a dog grooming business, said: "The spores are all over the windows and round the edges of the front door. 'The worst of it is on the wall in the lounge behind the sofa and it's starting to get bad on the walls near my bed." Ms Wakefield, who moved into the one bedroom property in March last year, first noticed pools of condensation forming around the windows in the early mornings, but did not realise what was to come. Ms Wakefield claims the flat she rents is covered in black mould ( Emma Trimble / SWNS) A few months later, as temperatures dropped, ugly black mould spots and spores began appearing in every one of the maisonette's five rooms. Ms Wakefield is concerned the condition of her apartment in Kempsey, Worcestershire, could have serious health implications and says she is already feeling the effects. She said: 'Since moving into this house my asthma got really bad and I was close to having a couple of attacks. Gemma says black mould appeared on the walls of the rented property ( Courtesy Gemma Wakefield / SWNS) 'Now I am back on inhalers, and I always have a tight chest and I'm wheezy which is odd for me because I haven't been like this for so long. 'The doctor said the mould is most likely affecting my health. 'I can't stop sneezing, my eyes are itchy and I'm very wheezy. "These are all signs of mould poisoning which is not great." Gemma, 24, says her damp flat is so mouldy she){kind=link}
Gemma Wakefield, 24, is seriously concerned for her health after hideous black spots began to appear on her belongings and in every room of the newly built apartment she rents
A woman fears she is suffering from “mould poisoning” after her new build energy efficient flat became so damp that her clothes and handbag were covered in black spores.
Gemma Wakefield, 24, began experiencing health problems including chest infections and heavy coughing after mould spread across the walls and windows of her £500-a-month apartment.
Ms Wakefield, who runs a dog grooming business, said: “The spores are all over the windows and round the edges of the front door.
“The worst of it is on the wall in the lounge behind the sofa and it’s starting to get bad on the walls near my bed.”