DAMP in a housing association tenant’s house got so bad his asthmatic son was unable to come and stay.

Roy Eldridge said he had been complaining to London and Quadrant (L&Q) for more than two years with no avail because his flat in Darenth Road, Welling, was overrun by damp.

The 37-year-old: “Everything in the house has got damp. I have gone through three different beds and I’m sleeping on the settee. I can’t have my son, Jacob, here because he has got asthma.

“I can’t put the heating on because it rains down the walls – it is absolutely freezing.”

L&Q said it had repeatedly tried to contact Mr Eldridge about completing the work, but had been unable to arrange a date.

A spokesman said: “We are committed to working with Mr Eldridge to ensure that this is done as a matter of urgency.”

Last Friday it agreed to start work today (Wednesday, February 8).

Mr Eldridge said: “I’m feeling quite positive. It is the best news I have had in a year.”

“They have allowed a contractor to do it. I know him, he’s a really good guy. I’m really relieved.”