A pregnant mum of three is living in a home so mouldy, she was rushed to hospital while 13 weeks pregnant.
Mum Sara Kardama, 36, and husband Ahmed are currently living in a damp and squalid council home in Pimlico, London.
The one-bed home in the Westminster Council is seriously overcrowded, the mum said, report Birmingham Live.
She continued saying that environmental health agents told her the third-floor flat was “unsafe to live in” because of mould on the walls.
Shockingly Sara was admitted to hospital recently due to the damp conditions she was living in. She said: "At 13 weeks pregnant, I was taken to hospital with breathing problems. I had asthma and other breathing difficulties I had never had before.
"Doctors said they usually only see these problems in people above 70 or who smoke, I have never smoked and am 36. Doctors were confused until I told them about the mould in my house, they all agreed this was the reason for my difficulties."
Sara continued: "Environmental health said we shouldn’t be living in the house, it’s too cold, it’s mouldy and it's overcrowded. My kids don't have space to play or do their homework. I am feeling sad but there are no other options.
"I have been looking everyday for a bigger flat. The five of us have lived in the one-bed flat for as long as all the kids know - it is horrible."
A spokesperson from Peabody Trust said the trust has visited the property on several occasions, adding that: “This is a really difficult situation as a one-bedroom flat is clearly not suitable for Ms Kardarma and her family. Severe overcrowding can often contribute to the issue, and we would like to be able to find a bigger home for them.
“Ms Kardarma does have a high priority for rehousing but there is an acute shortage of three-bedroom homes in the Westminster area which is why it is not easy.”
The spokesperson added that they are in need of a three-bed property in Westminster, but they do not have any, saying that "lack of housing is the root of the problem, especially lack of affordable housing."
Speaking about Ms Kardarma's case, they said that the family moved there in 2006, and at the time the, "property was suitable for them, but now it is unsuitable for a growing family."
More social housing needs to be built, the trust say, with better use of exisitng social housing - for example using spare bedrooms or downsizing those who have spare bedrooms.
Westminster Council has also been contacted for a comment.
