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building surveyor david walter is inspecting mrs khatun's house.it time and time again, up and down the country. back inside, the consequences are clear to see. this is a classic fruiting body of dry rot, and that's growing out from the mycelium. the family has been warned it could cost more than £100,000 to repair their home. it's not clear who will pick up the bill. more than three million uk homes have had insulation fitted under the government's energy efficiency schemes. the bbc revealed earlier this year that figures compiled by the regulator ofgem suggest that hundreds of thousands of homes could have insulation that wasn't installed to the required standard. the government's got to find out the depth of the problem and we cannot see heartbreaking, horrific stories like mrs khatun's — you know, that is just shocking. you know, the tragedy is there's many more households that are impacted the same way. the company that insulated mrs khatun's house — saviour energy solutions — is registered with trustmark, which is responsible for ensuring the
building surveyor david walter is inspecting mrs khatun's house.it time and time again, up and down the country. back inside, the consequences are clear to see. this is a classic fruiting body of dry rot, and that's growing out from the mycelium. the family has been warned it could cost more than £100,000 to repair their home. it's not clear who will pick up the bill. more than three million uk homes have had insulation fitted under the government's energy efficiency schemes. the bbc revealed...
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building surveyor david walter is inspecting mrs khatun's house.hip? it's appalling. it's just obviously been done by people who don't understand the basic principles of weatherproofing a building. water is very unforgiving — it will find a way in. the structure becomes saturated. the sad thing is, i see it time and time again, up and down the country. back inside, the consequences are clear to see. and here, fixed to the wall is the mycelium of the dry—rot fungus. these strands actually grow — and they grow behind the plaster, they can grow through brickwork — and they will actually move at up to the rate of one metre a month. beneath the floorboards, growths of white dry—rot fungus are feeding off this house. this is a classic fruiting body of dry rot, and that's growing out from the mycelium. the family has been warned it could cost more than £100,000 to repair their home. it's not clear who will pick up the bill. more than three million homes have had insulation fitted under the government's energy efficiency schemes, which are targeted to help
building surveyor david walter is inspecting mrs khatun's house.hip? it's appalling. it's just obviously been done by people who don't understand the basic principles of weatherproofing a building. water is very unforgiving — it will find a way in. the structure becomes saturated. the sad thing is, i see it time and time again, up and down the country. back inside, the consequences are clear to see. and here, fixed to the wall is the mycelium of the dry—rot fungus. these strands actually...
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got to find out the depth of the problem and we cannot see heartbreaking, horrific stories like mrs khatuntragedy is there's many more households that are impacted in the same way. under the disputes process, the family is supposed to let the company that did the work, saviour energy solutions, carry out the repairs, but they don't trust them to do it. saviour told the bbc... trustmark is responsible for ensuring the quality of work carried out under government schemes. its ceo told the bbc,... she doesn't sleep anyway due to ill health. she does worry a lot. the family fears what another winter will do to their home. sir keir starmer has set out plans to invest almost £22 billion in projects to capture and store carbon over the next 25 years, saying the move would "kick—start growth". the process captures emissions from burning fuels and stores them permanently underground. it's hoped the funding for two areas, in merseyside and teesside, will create thousands ofjobs and help meet climate goals. but critics says the government is focusing on the wrong technology. here's our climate editor
got to find out the depth of the problem and we cannot see heartbreaking, horrific stories like mrs khatuntragedy is there's many more households that are impacted in the same way. under the disputes process, the family is supposed to let the company that did the work, saviour energy solutions, carry out the repairs, but they don't trust them to do it. saviour told the bbc... trustmark is responsible for ensuring the quality of work carried out under government schemes. its ceo told the bbc,......
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building surveyor david walter is inspecting mrs khatun's house.ing is, i see it time and time again, up and down the country. back inside, the consequences are clear to see. this is a classic fruiting body of dry rot, and that's growing out from the mycelium. the family has been warned it could cost more than £100,000 to repair their home. it's not clear who will pick up the bill. more than three million uk homes have had insulation fitted under the government's energy efficiency schemes. the bbc revealed earlier this year that figures compiled by the regulator ofgem suggest that hundreds of thousands of homes could have insulation that wasn't installed to the required standard. the government's got to find out the depth of the problem and we cannot see heartbreaking, horrific stories like mrs khatu's — you know, that is just shocking. you know, the tragedy is there's many more households that are impacted the same way. the company that insulated mrs khatun's house — saviour energy solutions — is registered with trustmark, which is responsible for
building surveyor david walter is inspecting mrs khatun's house.ing is, i see it time and time again, up and down the country. back inside, the consequences are clear to see. this is a classic fruiting body of dry rot, and that's growing out from the mycelium. the family has been warned it could cost more than £100,000 to repair their home. it's not clear who will pick up the bill. more than three million uk homes have had insulation fitted under the government's energy efficiency schemes. the...