Sharon Lord, 49, worked hard and spent thousands to renovate her four-bed family home in Burnley, Lancashire.

Ms Lord’s dream turned into a nightmare shortly after she was approached at her home by a door-knocker advertising cavity wall insulation that would be delivered as part of a government scheme in 2014.

She is one of thousands of homeowners trapped in cold homes plagued with black mould due to botched insulation. In her own case, she has been advised that it will cost over £100,000 to have the work corrected.

Earlier this month, the Government said homes fitted with solid wall insulation under two inherited schemes – ECO4 and the Great British Insulation Scheme since 2022 – 30,000 had been impacted faulty installs.

Ms Lord was not required to foot the bill of the installation as

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