Housing ombudsman rules against London council over family in damp flat

Westminster council found guilty of severe maladministration in case of mother and baby living in mouldy bedsit

A mother and baby were left to live in a damp and mouldy bedsit for two years by a London council despite the child suffering from fungal rashes and the woman complaining of flare-ups of her Crohn’s disease.

Westminster council has been found guilty of severe maladministration by the housing ombudsman in a damning 16-page report detailing its treatment of the young family.