Residents are calling on the landlords of a Rainham estate to replace the "sodden and damaged" walls in a room they say had a leak for more than a year.

People living in Barley Court at Orchard Village raised the issue of the leak in their communal bin room with Clarion Housing, which run the estate, in December 2020.

Romford Recorder: Mould on the walls of the bin room.Mould on the walls of the bin room. (Image: Mark Dunning)

Last month, Councillor Michael Deon Burton presented the leak with a birthday cake and card to mark its outstanding repair.

The leak has since been fixed, by which time Cllr Deon Burton claimed fungi and toadstools were "growing out of the wall”.

In response to this, a Clarion spokesperson said: “Our repairs team are scheduling remedial work to address any mould or superficial damage caused by the leak.”

Cllr Deon Burton described the situation, which he claimed has caused a “funk of putrid and stale water”, as “unacceptable”.

Romford Recorder: The leak was in the bin room at Barley CourtThe leak was in the bin room at Barley Court (Image: Mark Dunning)

Barley Court resident, Mark Dunning, 60, said the situation is “causing upset and anxiety amongst the residents”.

He added: “We demand that Clarion take down the sodden and damaged walls in the bin room and lobby area and re-fit them with new repainted boards.”