'Slums of the 21st century': one family's life in a mouldy, overcrowded flat

Amin Nuru, his wife and their five children live in a one-bedroom flat in Lambeth, south London, where the walls have become riddled with damp and black mould. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub One of the couple's daughters, now one year old, was born with a hole in her heart and has had serious respiratory illnesses. Despite doctors having told the family they must urgently move out, an initial environmental health inspection found that their living situation did not meet the 'statutory overcrowded' threshold and their case for emergency rehousing was closed The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #housingcrisis #uk #london #lambeth #housing #blackmould