#HousingMatters #Wales
🚨 #Reform did not respond to a request for comment...
@jenwilliamsft.bsky.social #ICYMI
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@jenwilliamsft.bsky.social #ICYMI
Sarah Pochin raised "concerns" in parliament about the impact of second homes on rural communities.
Two days later she purchased an £800,000 second home on Anglesey.
Remarkable stuff.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Two days later she purchased an £800,000 second home on Anglesey.
Remarkable stuff.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform MP raises concerns about second homes – then buys one for £800,000
Sarah Pochin bought Anglesey property two days after writing to minister about impact of second homes on rural communities
www.theguardian.com
October 6, 2026 at 5:38 PM
#HousingMatters #Wales
🚨 #Reform did not respond to a request for comment...
@jenwilliamsft.bsky.social #ICYMI
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@jenwilliamsft.bsky.social #ICYMI
“We think it will be of public interest that the most expensive house in British history was acquired in a way that saved £18.5m of stamp duty.”
Sold by Reform's treasurer, no less
open.substack.com/pub/londonce...
Sold by Reform's treasurer, no less
open.substack.com/pub/londonce...
London’s most expensive house, Reform UK’s treasurer, and a massively reduced tax bill
A £265m mansion in the heart of the Chelsea • Sold by billionaire Nick Candy and his ex-wife Holly Valance • Bought by a Labour-donating hedge fund boss • Why was the tax bill so small?
open.substack.com
September 22, 2026 at 12:05 PM
In November, a lobbying firm approached me and asked to pay me to write articles critical of the Building Safety Regulator for newspapers.
Filmed undercover, their staff admitted secretly paying reporters for copy in British newspapers friendly to their clients: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Filmed undercover, their staff admitted secretly paying reporters for copy in British newspapers friendly to their clients: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Lobbying giant filmed offering reporter payment for flattering client coverage in national press
Exclusive: Guardian investigation of CT Group uncovers practice that appears to seek hidden influence over public opinion
www.theguardian.com
July 23, 2026 at 8:29 AM
#HousingMatters
🚨 In 2009-10, councils in #England spent £70.3m on temporary accommodation, according to @local.gov.uk. By 2024-25, that figure had grown to at least £1.3bn🚨
@jenwilliamsft.bsky.social @c4ciaran.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/society/2026... via @theguardian.com
🚨 In 2009-10, councils in #England spent £70.3m on temporary accommodation, according to @local.gov.uk. By 2024-25, that figure had grown to at least £1.3bn🚨
@jenwilliamsft.bsky.social @c4ciaran.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/society/2026... via @theguardian.com
Calls for radical action as Burnham told homelessness in England may rise 25% by 2030
Exclusive: Report warns an additional 50,000 people could be added to current record figure without bold policies
www.theguardian.com
July 13, 2026 at 11:27 AM
#HousingMatters
🚨 In 2009-10, councils in #England spent £70.3m on temporary accommodation, according to @local.gov.uk. By 2024-25, that figure had grown to at least £1.3bn🚨
@jenwilliamsft.bsky.social @c4ciaran.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/society/2026... via @theguardian.com
🚨 In 2009-10, councils in #England spent £70.3m on temporary accommodation, according to @local.gov.uk. By 2024-25, that figure had grown to at least £1.3bn🚨
@jenwilliamsft.bsky.social @c4ciaran.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/society/2026... via @theguardian.com
🚨 #HousingMatters #Reform
@greenbenali.bsky.social @carolinerussell.bsky.social @cityhallgreens.bsky.social
@greenbenali.bsky.social @carolinerussell.bsky.social @cityhallgreens.bsky.social
🔴The Property Moguls and Landlords Funding Reform UK Who Would Gain From Its Housing Policies
EXCLUSIVE: More than half of Reform UK’s corporate donors are property and construction figures who are set to benefit from Farage’s deregulation plans.
bylinetimes.com/2026/06/17/t...
EXCLUSIVE: More than half of Reform UK’s corporate donors are property and construction figures who are set to benefit from Farage’s deregulation plans.
bylinetimes.com/2026/06/17/t...
The Property Moguls and Landlords Funding Reform UK Who Would Gain From Its Housing Policies
EXCLUSIVE: More than half of Reform UK's corporate donors are property and construction figures who are set to benefit from Farage's deregulation plans
bylinetimes.com
June 17, 2026 at 1:14 PM
#HousingMatters #Sheffield
🚨 Milne, the solicitor who bought up hundreds of freeholds in #Sheffield last summer, was arrested yesterday on suspicion of committing blackmail and fraud, in connection with his purchases 🚨
🚨 Milne, the solicitor who bought up hundreds of freeholds in #Sheffield last summer, was arrested yesterday on suspicion of committing blackmail and fraud, in connection with his purchases 🚨
BREAKING: Andrew Milne has been arrested.
A spokesperson for South Yorkshire Police told The Tribune: "Detectives investigating allegations linked to the purchase and sale of freeholds in Sheffield have arrested a man on suspicion of fraud and blackmail."
A spokesperson for South Yorkshire Police told The Tribune: "Detectives investigating allegations linked to the purchase and sale of freeholds in Sheffield have arrested a man on suspicion of fraud and blackmail."
April 2, 2026 at 1:40 PM
#HousingMatters #Sheffield
🚨 Milne, the solicitor who bought up hundreds of freeholds in #Sheffield last summer, was arrested yesterday on suspicion of committing blackmail and fraud, in connection with his purchases 🚨
🚨 Milne, the solicitor who bought up hundreds of freeholds in #Sheffield last summer, was arrested yesterday on suspicion of committing blackmail and fraud, in connection with his purchases 🚨
🚨 #HousingMatters
*hundreds of thousands new homes will be built with #gas heating⚡️when we have perfectly good technology – #HeatPumps – that can be installed instead⚡️
@janrosenow.bsky.social
@evanhd.bsky.social @c4ciaran.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/... @fionaharvey.bsky.social
*hundreds of thousands new homes will be built with #gas heating⚡️when we have perfectly good technology – #HeatPumps – that can be installed instead⚡️
@janrosenow.bsky.social
@evanhd.bsky.social @c4ciaran.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/... @fionaharvey.bsky.social
Ministers delay new rules for low-carbon housing in England
Homes built from March 2028 will produce 75% less greenhouse gas emissions than those built according to existing 2013 standards
www.theguardian.com
March 24, 2026 at 10:13 AM
🚨 #HousingMatters
*hundreds of thousands new homes will be built with #gas heating⚡️when we have perfectly good technology – #HeatPumps – that can be installed instead⚡️
@janrosenow.bsky.social
@evanhd.bsky.social @c4ciaran.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/... @fionaharvey.bsky.social
*hundreds of thousands new homes will be built with #gas heating⚡️when we have perfectly good technology – #HeatPumps – that can be installed instead⚡️
@janrosenow.bsky.social
@evanhd.bsky.social @c4ciaran.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/... @fionaharvey.bsky.social
🚨 #HousingMatters 🚨
London/elsewhere need to learn lessons from #Vienna.
@cityhallgreens.bsky.social @zackpolanski.bsky.social @greenbenali.bsky.social @jim.londoncentric.media @london.gov.uk @betterhomesenfield.bsky.social @emilythornberry.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
London/elsewhere need to learn lessons from #Vienna.
@cityhallgreens.bsky.social @zackpolanski.bsky.social @greenbenali.bsky.social @jim.londoncentric.media @london.gov.uk @betterhomesenfield.bsky.social @emilythornberry.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
The social housing secret: how Vienna became the world’s most livable city
In the Austrian capital, renters pay a third of what their counterparts do in London, Paris or Dublin. How is it possible?
www.theguardian.com
March 7, 2026 at 12:41 PM
🚨 #HousingMatters 🚨
😡 standard asset management process to regularise occupation terms 😡 aka monetising evictions
😡 standard asset management process to regularise occupation terms 😡 aka monetising evictions
March 7, 2026 at 11:47 AM
🚨 #HousingMatters 🚨
😡 standard asset management process to regularise occupation terms 😡 aka monetising evictions
😡 standard asset management process to regularise occupation terms 😡 aka monetising evictions
🚨 #HousingMatters 🚨
😡 standard asset management process to regularise occupation terms 😡 aka monetising evictions
@princecharlescinema.com @cityhallgreens.bsky.social @zackpolanski.bsky.social @london.gov.uk @tomcopley.bsky.social @heathernstaff.bsky.social @betterhomesenfield.bsky.social
😡 standard asset management process to regularise occupation terms 😡 aka monetising evictions
@princecharlescinema.com @cityhallgreens.bsky.social @zackpolanski.bsky.social @london.gov.uk @tomcopley.bsky.social @heathernstaff.bsky.social @betterhomesenfield.bsky.social
Wrote about Asif Aziz's Criterion Capital and how landlords are changing strategies - with more evictions and changes in tenancies - ahead of the Renters Rights Act.
Building on great reporting by @jim.londoncentric.media @pollysmythe.bsky.social and others as.ft.com/r/97c52505-0...
Building on great reporting by @jim.londoncentric.media @pollysmythe.bsky.social and others as.ft.com/r/97c52505-0...
London landlord begins evictions ahead of new renters’ rights law
[FREE TO READ] Asif Aziz’s Criterion Capital owns several apartment blocks in capital as well as Trocadero centre in Piccadilly
as.ft.com
March 7, 2026 at 11:41 AM
🚨 #HousingMatters 🚨
😡 standard asset management process to regularise occupation terms 😡 aka monetising evictions
@princecharlescinema.com @cityhallgreens.bsky.social @zackpolanski.bsky.social @london.gov.uk @tomcopley.bsky.social @heathernstaff.bsky.social @betterhomesenfield.bsky.social
😡 standard asset management process to regularise occupation terms 😡 aka monetising evictions
@princecharlescinema.com @cityhallgreens.bsky.social @zackpolanski.bsky.social @london.gov.uk @tomcopley.bsky.social @heathernstaff.bsky.social @betterhomesenfield.bsky.social
🚨 #HousingMatters #Islington 🚨
@darshna.bsky.social @channel4news.bsky.social @cathynewman.bsky.social @betterhomesenfield.bsky.social @cityhallgreens.bsky.social
www.islingtontribune.co.uk/article/soci...
@darshna.bsky.social @channel4news.bsky.social @cathynewman.bsky.social @betterhomesenfield.bsky.social @cityhallgreens.bsky.social
www.islingtontribune.co.uk/article/soci...
Social homes fraud: ‘Up to 1,000’ sub-lets
Town Hall in crackdown on those profiting amid housing crisis
www.islingtontribune.co.uk
March 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
🚨 #HousingMatters 🚨 #NoFaultEvictions
@channel4news.bsky.social @c4ciaran.bsky.social @sheltercharity.bsky.social
RSVP @tomcopley.bsky.social @london.gov.uk @cityhalllabour.bsky.social cc @cityhallgreens.bsky.social @carolinerussell.bsky.social @zackpolanski.bsky.social @greenbenali.bsky.social
@channel4news.bsky.social @c4ciaran.bsky.social @sheltercharity.bsky.social
RSVP @tomcopley.bsky.social @london.gov.uk @cityhalllabour.bsky.social cc @cityhallgreens.bsky.social @carolinerussell.bsky.social @zackpolanski.bsky.social @greenbenali.bsky.social
Breaking:
*Asif Aziz's mass evictions of Londoners appear to be BACK ON
*Sadiq Khan personally demands immediate response from the landlord
*Leading homelessness charity cuts ties with the Aziz family and refuses donation
*Questions over legality of paperwork
www.londoncentric.media/p/asif-aziz-...
*Asif Aziz's mass evictions of Londoners appear to be BACK ON
*Sadiq Khan personally demands immediate response from the landlord
*Leading homelessness charity cuts ties with the Aziz family and refuses donation
*Questions over legality of paperwork
www.londoncentric.media/p/asif-aziz-...
Can Sadiq Khan stop Asif Aziz's mass evictions?
We went to the billionaire's home to get answers, as a leading homelessness charity cut ties with the landlord and tenants begged the mayor to save their homes.
www.londoncentric.media
February 27, 2026 at 5:49 PM
🚨 #HousingMatters
@betterhomesenfield.bsky.social @heathernstaff.bsky.social @emilythornberry.bsky.social @islingtonsouth.bsky.social @nuturan.bsky.social
@betterhomesenfield.bsky.social @heathernstaff.bsky.social @emilythornberry.bsky.social @islingtonsouth.bsky.social @nuturan.bsky.social
February 26, 2026 at 4:38 PM
🚨 #HousingMatters
@greenbenali.bsky.social @heathernstaff.bsky.social @nuturan.bsky.social @betterhomesenfield.bsky.social
@greenbenali.bsky.social @heathernstaff.bsky.social @nuturan.bsky.social @betterhomesenfield.bsky.social
Shelter: A fundamental flaw at the heart of govt housing policy: that housing need can be met by market demand.
‘Demand’ is abt buyers/ investors who can afford to buy or rent.
‘Need’ is defined by everyone in need of a secure, affordable and suitable home.
assets.ctfassets.net/6sxvmndnpn0s...
‘Demand’ is abt buyers/ investors who can afford to buy or rent.
‘Need’ is defined by everyone in need of a secure, affordable and suitable home.
assets.ctfassets.net/6sxvmndnpn0s...
February 19, 2026 at 1:05 PM
🚨 #HousingMatters
Good to see #Starmer overruling #RachelReeves and doing the right thing. Thanks to #AngelaRayner, of course...! @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social
@betterhomesenfield.bsky.social @annaminton.bsky.social @timmorton2.bsky.social @heathernstaff.bsky.social @islingtonsouth.bsky.social
Good to see #Starmer overruling #RachelReeves and doing the right thing. Thanks to #AngelaRayner, of course...! @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social
@betterhomesenfield.bsky.social @annaminton.bsky.social @timmorton2.bsky.social @heathernstaff.bsky.social @islingtonsouth.bsky.social
The UK will cap ground rents paid to freeholders on existing properties in a victory for leaseholders that Sir Keir Starmer hopes will increase affordability in the housing market
www.ft.com/content/81e9...
www.ft.com/content/81e9...
UK caps ground rents paid to freeholders
Limit will be set at £250 a year after Sir Keir Starmer overrules Rachel Reeves to push through manifesto promise
www.ft.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:01 PM
🚨 #HousingMatters
Good to see #Starmer overruling #RachelReeves and doing the right thing. Thanks to #AngelaRayner, of course...! @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social
@betterhomesenfield.bsky.social @annaminton.bsky.social @timmorton2.bsky.social @heathernstaff.bsky.social @islingtonsouth.bsky.social
Good to see #Starmer overruling #RachelReeves and doing the right thing. Thanks to #AngelaRayner, of course...! @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social
@betterhomesenfield.bsky.social @annaminton.bsky.social @timmorton2.bsky.social @heathernstaff.bsky.social @islingtonsouth.bsky.social
#HousingMatters
🚨 #RachelReeves concerned *capping ground rents could deter property investors* so secondary leasehold reform bill still unpublished😡
RSVP @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social Weasel words from @ruthcadbury.bsky.social🤦♀️ @newhamcouncil.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
🚨 #RachelReeves concerned *capping ground rents could deter property investors* so secondary leasehold reform bill still unpublished😡
RSVP @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social Weasel words from @ruthcadbury.bsky.social🤦♀️ @newhamcouncil.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
‘They’re trying to milk us’: leaseholders tell of soaring charges amid Labour reform delays
Some residents say they are facing financial ruin as government’s long-awaited law changes stall
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:15 PM
#HousingMatters
🚨 #RachelReeves concerned *capping ground rents could deter property investors* so secondary leasehold reform bill still unpublished😡
RSVP @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social Weasel words from @ruthcadbury.bsky.social🤦♀️ @newhamcouncil.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
🚨 #RachelReeves concerned *capping ground rents could deter property investors* so secondary leasehold reform bill still unpublished😡
RSVP @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social Weasel words from @ruthcadbury.bsky.social🤦♀️ @newhamcouncil.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
🚨 #HousingMatters ➡️ #SocialHousing ➡️ #LandQ
@matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social @allymcgovern.bsky.social RSVP
@heathernstaff.bsky.social
@matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social @allymcgovern.bsky.social RSVP
@heathernstaff.bsky.social
Disabled tenant lived with his family of 5 in an L&Q group property in Forest Gate, E London for several years with no electricity 😳 😳😳
They experienced 4 ceiling collapses, & severe damp & mould that affected their health
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social this is happening on your watch! ‼️‼️
‼️‼️Act now‼️‼️
They experienced 4 ceiling collapses, & severe damp & mould that affected their health
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social this is happening on your watch! ‼️‼️
‼️‼️Act now‼️‼️
UN experts raise concerns over homes rented out by English social landlord
Exclusive: Letter says L&Q appears to have systematically failed in its duty to provide adequate standard of living
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:55 AM
It would be harder to find a less sympathetic case, given that her parents paid £20,000 for their house which is now worth £1.2m. Why is somebody moaning about the very existence of inheritance tax a news story?
November 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
In Tenerife, squatters are taking over homes and hotels and property owners are turning to hardman evictors to get them out.
📩 Read our latest Unreported World newsletter from Channel 4 News Correspondent Anja Popp
📩 Read our latest Unreported World newsletter from Channel 4 News Correspondent Anja Popp
The Spanish island battling a squatting mafia
In Tenerife, squatters are taking over homes and hotels and property owners are turning to hardman evictors to get them out, writes Anja Popp for Unreported World.
channel4news.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:10 PM
🚨 #HousingMatters - only 50 of the 877 homes will be for #SocialRent🚨
💷 #Berkeley made a pre-tax profit last year of £528.9m, returned £381.5m to shareholders and is looking at a pre-tax profit of £450m next year 💷
@barnethomes.bsky.social @heathernstaff.bsky.social
💷 #Berkeley made a pre-tax profit last year of £528.9m, returned £381.5m to shareholders and is looking at a pre-tax profit of £450m next year 💷
@barnethomes.bsky.social @heathernstaff.bsky.social
My piece in @theguardian.com on the Public Inquiry into plans by Berkeley to build hundreds of luxury apartments in Peckham that barely any local people can afford: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What will Labour sacrifice for its housing targets? A standoff in south London is putting it to the test | Anna Minton
In Peckham, developers unwilling to meet affordable housing quotas are facing down residents and the council, says author Anna Minton
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:38 PM
🚨 #HousingMatters - only 50 of the 877 homes will be for #SocialRent🚨
💷 #Berkeley made a pre-tax profit last year of £528.9m, returned £381.5m to shareholders and is looking at a pre-tax profit of £450m next year 💷
@barnethomes.bsky.social @heathernstaff.bsky.social
💷 #Berkeley made a pre-tax profit last year of £528.9m, returned £381.5m to shareholders and is looking at a pre-tax profit of £450m next year 💷
@barnethomes.bsky.social @heathernstaff.bsky.social
🍃 #NatureMatters➡️#EmotionalWellbeing➡️#HousingMatters
🚨Recent studies show that living near #parks or natural #GreenSpace reduces anxiety and depression by about 20 per cent🚨
@housingtoday.bsky.social @heathernstaff.bsky.social @joannamoncrieff.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/o...
🚨Recent studies show that living near #parks or natural #GreenSpace reduces anxiety and depression by about 20 per cent🚨
@housingtoday.bsky.social @heathernstaff.bsky.social @joannamoncrieff.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/o...
Young first-time buyers forced into ‘nature deserts’, UK data shows
Exclusive: High cost of homes near green spaces may be deepening health inequalities, says wildlife coalition
www.theguardian.com
October 26, 2025 at 12:37 PM
🍃 #NatureMatters➡️#EmotionalWellbeing➡️#HousingMatters
🚨Recent studies show that living near #parks or natural #GreenSpace reduces anxiety and depression by about 20 per cent🚨
@housingtoday.bsky.social @heathernstaff.bsky.social @joannamoncrieff.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/o...
🚨Recent studies show that living near #parks or natural #GreenSpace reduces anxiety and depression by about 20 per cent🚨
@housingtoday.bsky.social @heathernstaff.bsky.social @joannamoncrieff.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/o...
#HousingMatters ⬅️ #Fraud
🚨 The system has let cowboys through the front door leaving '000s victims living in misery/undermining public trust in efforts to tackle the cold, damp homes crisis facing many households @endfuelpoverty.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
🚨 The system has let cowboys through the front door leaving '000s victims living in misery/undermining public trust in efforts to tackle the cold, damp homes crisis facing many households @endfuelpoverty.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Almost all external insulation fitted under Tory scheme needs repair or replacing, report finds
Homeowners who took advantage of government programmes left with cladding likely to cause damp
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 11:39 AM
#HousingMatters ⬅️ #Fraud
🚨 The system has let cowboys through the front door leaving '000s victims living in misery/undermining public trust in efforts to tackle the cold, damp homes crisis facing many households @endfuelpoverty.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
🚨 The system has let cowboys through the front door leaving '000s victims living in misery/undermining public trust in efforts to tackle the cold, damp homes crisis facing many households @endfuelpoverty.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
🚨🚨 #HousingMatters
@heathernstaff.bsky.social @islingtonsouth.bsky.social @islington-council.bsky.social
@heathernstaff.bsky.social @islingtonsouth.bsky.social @islington-council.bsky.social
Infuriating. When it comes to building new social housing, councils are trying to fill a bucket that's full of holes
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
England to sell eight times more council homes than it built last year, report finds
Depletion of social housing stock spurs calls for councils to have first refusal to buy ex-council homes entering market
www.theguardian.com
August 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
🏘️ #HousingMatters
🚨 @rushanaraalibgs.bsky.social rents out *two* #London properties publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmregm...
💥 The two MPs with the largest *declared* property incomes are @labouruk.bsky.social (FYI 'black mould' @jasathwal.bsky.social)💥
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
🚨 @rushanaraalibgs.bsky.social rents out *two* #London properties publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmregm...
💥 The two MPs with the largest *declared* property incomes are @labouruk.bsky.social (FYI 'black mould' @jasathwal.bsky.social)💥
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Four Labour cabinet ministers earn rental income, analysis finds
Housing campaigners say government look like hypocrites, with Rachel Reeves among those renting out properties
www.theguardian.com
August 9, 2025 at 11:07 AM
🏘️ #HousingMatters
🚨 @rushanaraalibgs.bsky.social rents out *two* #London properties publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmregm...
💥 The two MPs with the largest *declared* property incomes are @labouruk.bsky.social (FYI 'black mould' @jasathwal.bsky.social)💥
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
🚨 @rushanaraalibgs.bsky.social rents out *two* #London properties publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmregm...
💥 The two MPs with the largest *declared* property incomes are @labouruk.bsky.social (FYI 'black mould' @jasathwal.bsky.social)💥
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...