Mould on clothes and wooden furniture

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Done all that we can do and know of. Do you keep few changes per season or how do you store your clothes? Mould appearing on walls, doors etc. Do you just wipe off regularly or is there a way to stop it from appearing ever again?

Do you know why you've got mould? You need ventilation, warmth, air circulation , dehumidifiers, you can use mould remover spray, are the clothes mouldy or damp, how do you wash and dry them,

Many years ago I worked in a rural life museum and we used to treat robust mouldy things (wood and leather) with athletes foot powder which was a fungicide. Unfortunately it was almost 20 years ago so I've forgotten if it was a particular type of mould, or any caveats involved, but the advice had come from a conservator.

We do all that. I think is a faulty building , we cannot do anything on the roof. Landlord do occasional things and they do not change things. It is a mortgage property within leasehold

Do you know what sort of mould it is. Is there damp or water getting in, there must be something in the lease about general upkeep, is there a management company or residents association, do you pay a maintenance charge.

We have maintenance charge and we have called them many times. There are some faults in the building which they just cover up. Nowhere to turn. In winter time the edges of the roof create little drips on the walls. Not sure what is this sign for? No wet insulation in attic, no leaks, if something leaks, we deal with it ASAP.

Clothes dried out any weather suitable for this, inside a massive rack with a dehumidifier underneath.

Do the drips from the roof come inside? Or is there water at the top of the walls from inside, from condensation, blocked gutters.

I do not know how to decipher where the leaks come from? Do I need a builder?

Have you got any photos, what floor are you on, where is the actual damp and wet wall

yes, I will do picture. Damp edges all on the first floor, under the attic, only on external walls. Whole property has outside walls

property does not have too much visible mould. We redecorate often as needed, keep very warm and dry but do you see the edge up there?

This is magnified a bit. I have to wipe it, it appears regularly in winter and not sure do the leaks down the wall are visible

Does it actually feel wet, I am no expert but that looks like water damage, are there pipes, extractor fans above, what's above you? I would get someone in, not sure who though? Roofer, builder , plumber? There must be insurance, what has been done so far by the landlord, has your insurance assessor been out to look. Someone more knowledgeable than me will be on here, that looks like a leak we had from under a bath upstairs.

It is probably broken gutters if it looks like a leak. It is on certain patches on all external walls. The leaseholder won't do anything else. They did a whole scaffolding thing only a year ago and said looked at the roof and gutters and put some ventilation tiles on the roof but the whole problem remains. We are not allowed to change anything on the outside.

Thank you for the replies

It could be gutters, pointing in the bricks. Do you own or rent, surely if you're paying maintenance then he has a responsibility for the building which must be insured and maintained? You could try speaking with Shelter.

We pay mortgage on a leasehold, they do things but never fix anything properly on the outside. If there is a proper hole in roof, they will fix only that. Nothing else.

I need to make sure I know how t fix this myself

Do Shelter actually offer building services?

I am not homeless, lol. I need a builder here to advise me

If its coming from outside you can't fix it, it needs to be looked at properly. You could ask a damp specialist to come and look but if it's outside and not remedied all that you can do is tell your insurance company and report it if the freeholder won't fix it.