EXETER City Council has reassured residents living in Southgate and Watergate that plans to sort out their mouldy flats are in hand.
As previously reported in Community News, the residents say that their flats have become mouldy after cavity wall insulation was installed.
Resident Marian Snow told us that there is mould growing on the walls of her flat and that of fellow residents.
Wardrobes are damp and clothes have turned white.
Mrs Snow said: "The flats smell awful. The damp problem has been on-going since December last year."
Now Mrs Snow has told Community News that a neighbour was told by the city council that nothing will be done until the end of the financial year next April.
Mrs Snow said: " As you can imagine we are all disappointed and it is causing some great distress. It does seems rather unreasonable that we will have to live like this for another nine months."
A spokesman for the city council said: "We will be taking a report to members in September seeking approval for additional funding to sort this problem out.
"However, it is a major and very expensive project and we need to ensure we go through the proper process and have a clear grip on the extent of the works needed.
"Unfortunately it isn't a quick fix."
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