Bradford
West Yorkshire
Bradford is built of local sandstone. How stone walls, cellars and steep hillsides affect damp, and who puts it right when you rent.
Local guides
Areas we cover
A guide for each town we cover: the homes there and the damp they get, who to contact if you rent, and free local help.
West Yorkshire
Halifax
West Yorkshire
Calderdale's houses are built into steep valley sides, beside a river that floods. Damp below ground, after floods and in old stone terraces.
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
Stone houses in Huddersfield and the Colne and Holme valleys face the Pennine weather. What that means for damp, and where to get help.
Leeds
West Yorkshire
From back-to-back terraces to flats in old mills, what causes damp and mould in Leeds homes and where tenants can get repairs done.
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
Cold homes, condensation and the council's Healthy Housing Pathway: help with damp and mould across Wakefield district.
North Yorkshire and York
York
North Yorkshire and York
Listed buildings, flood-prone streets and ordinary estates: getting the right fix for damp in York, and who to call if you rent.
Hull and East Yorkshire
Hull
Hull and East Yorkshire
Low-lying streets, Hull's own style of terrace and heavy rain: what causes damp in Hull homes, and how to report it early.
Lancashire
Blackburn
Lancashire
Red-brick terraces with back yards and alleys: where damp usually starts in Blackburn and Darwen homes, and how renters get it fixed.
Blackpool
Lancashire
Sea wind, cracked render and guesthouses turned into flats: the causes of damp in Blackpool homes and how to get repairs done.
Burnley
Lancashire
Over four in ten Burnley homes were built before 1919. Cold solid walls, condensation and raised paths, and who to call from Calico to the council.
Greater Manchester
Manchester
Greater Manchester
Condensation in flats, leaks in Victorian terraces and cold spots in mill conversions, in a city where most households rent.