Mould free properties forever

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Mould free properties forever
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Tenants complain
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Landlords despair
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Children become ill
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• Modern Day Housing
• Double Glazed
• Central Heating
• Cavity wall and Loft Insulation
• Fitted Doors
• Extractor fans

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A sealed box Where does it all go?
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• The extent of the problem
• RICS completed a survey into British Housing
  Stock (The Incidence of Toxic Mould in the Indoor
  Environment of Dwellings in England and Wales).
• 23 suffer from Black Mould (Toxic Mould).
• 1 in 5 households have Asthma
• 1.2 million children have Asthma
• Mould is one of the most common triggers for
  Asthma.

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Consequences for tenants

• Exposure to high levels may cause, rashes,
  aggravation of Asthma, cold like symptoms.
• Evidence linking exposure to mould to pulmonary
  hemosidersis (bleeding in the lungs) in infants.

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Worst case scenario...

• A more unlikely end to the Hollywood dream could
  not seem possible - but this week it was reported
  that the deaths of actress Brittany Murphy and
  her British screenwriter husband Simon Monjack
  might have been caused by mould growing in their
  luxury Los Angeles home. Daily Mail 28/07/2010

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There have been more than 9000 successful court
cases against landlords in the USRICS Online
Consequences for landlords
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Unhappy tenants move away leaving a costly rent
void. Landlords have to foot the bill for
expensive re-decoration costs. Landlords have to
spend money to rent the property
again Environmental Health Officers called by
new tenants, find more issues to deal
with Problem comes back every year
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The HHSRS is the new risk assessment procedure
for residential properties. It replaces the
Housing Fitness Standard from the 6th April 2006
in England. HHSRS also replaces the fitness
standards as an element of the Decent Homes
Standard.
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Damp and mould is one of the 29 hazards from the
HHSRS Why? Because it is potentially injurious
to health A class 1 hazard the same class as
Asbestos Environmental Health Officers in
Private Sector Housing report that they receive
more complaints about damp and mould than any
other hazard.
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Cant they just........
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Repetitive maintenance?
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• Why do intermittent extract fans fail to provide
  a solution?

15 l/s
600 l/s
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Taking into account health, comfort, energy
efficiency, capital ongoing cost...what is
the Best Value approach to home ventilation ?
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Whole home ventilation
In the majority of cases...
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Whole Home Positive Input Ventilation
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Summary of the Benefits

• Eliminates surface condensation
• Dries up damp and prevents mould growth
• Improves air quality within 6 hours
• Cures problem within 24 48 hours
• Low running costs from 2 pence per day
• Saves money on maintenance costs
• Saves time dealing with unhappy tenants
• Lifetime solution
• Avoids conflict between tenant and landlord
• Protects the building fabric from damage

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