Residents living in a ‘luxury’ Croydon apartment block have said they feel ‘unsafe’ and fear getting cholera because of ‘repulsive’ black mould and leaks. Online videos have also shown residents living in the building with more severe issues like collapsed ceilings. Those at The Fold in Croydon say they have experienced constant problems while living there.
Tom Willoughby, who lives with his partner, said that they had issues with black mould which even made his cat sick. “All I wanted to do was have a bath every single day,” he said. “It’s supposed to be this high end luxury apartment.
I started to feel incredibly unsafe.” READ MORE: London homelessness 'unsustainable' as council calls for help with 1,600 families in temporary homes Tom started to experience problems with his apartment after noticing mould in a cupboard in July, almost a year after first moving into the flat. He noticed the mould after some books he was storing in the cupboard fell over, so isn't sure when exactly it started growing.
Upon the instruction of building management, he says he started cleaning the mould from the wall for it to only grow back in different places. It then began growing around the ventilation unit, which they had to turn off in May to resolve issues with faulty electrics in the flat. “This mould just went crazy, it went from being this gradual growth, to climbing up the walls.
It stank, it was so repulsive," he said. Tom and his partner were then moved to a d.