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Single mum forced live separate from kids after asbestos and dampness found in council house

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A disabled single mum has been forced to send her children to live elsewhere after asbestos and dampness were found in their council house.

Mum-of-two Cheryl Kerr has slammed North Lanarkshire Council after they homed her and her two children in a property on Uig Way, Shotts, which she claims is 'unsafe' for them to live in.

The 41-year-old, who suffers from fibromyalgia, was homeless for two and half years before NLC housed her and her children in the 'asbestos-ridden' property.Cheryl told the Daily Record she was horrified when she discovered the 'catalogue of issues' she found in their two-bedroom new home after she hired workmen to decorate.

She claims asbestos was found underneath the cracked floor tiles in their living room and kitchen on November 15 after a workman for Mears, a company contracted by North Lanarkshire Council, took a sample from the flooring when he was out assessing the house following her complaints about dampness.Cheryl's 16-year-old son and her eight-year-old daughter are currently living with their grandparents for their own safety.Cheryl said: "It's not safe for my children to live here.

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