Half of private renters live with excessive cold, damp or mould

Majority of private renters in cold, damp or mouldy homes

Call for homes to be better insulated and more energy efficient

More than half of private renters living in mouldy, damp or cold homes

2.7 million households are struggling with poor living conditions with private renters worst affected by rising energy bills, a Citizens Advice survey has suggested

Half of private renters live with excessive cold, damp or mould

More than half of private renters — including 1.6 million children — are living in excessively cold, damp or mouldy homes, a report has said.Citizens Advice discovered that 2.7 million households, or 58 per cent of private renters, were struggling with at least one of those three issues.The research

Revealed: Over 1.6 million children living in mouldy damp rental homes

Findings come after death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak from respiratory condition caused by exposure to mould in his Rochdale home

More than half of England's private renters live in cold, damp or mouldy homes

Those households include 1.6 million children according to a Citizens Advice survey

More than half of private renters living in cold, damp or mouldy homes – survey

Some 2.7 million households in England struggle with poor conditions brought on by high energy bills and a lack of insulation, Citizens Advice said.