A MUM-of-four has been left "literally desperate" after "black mould" coated her kids' clothes and forced them all to sleep in the front room.

       Amanda Wicks, 25, says the encroaching damp at her flat in Southampton, Hampshire, gave her five-month-old daughter bronchitis and left her other kids - aged eight, three, and one, "suffering".

       6

       Amanda Wicks, 25, has been left "literally desperate" after "black mould" coated her kids' clothes Credit: Amanda Wicks 6

       Amanda had to throw away her kids' clothing after it became riddled with mould Credit: Amanda Wicks 6

       The pram was also mould-coated Credit: Amanda Wicks

       Amanda told the Sun: "My youngest needs to have an inhaler two times a day, one in the morning and one at night.

       "I have to call the doctor to up her dosage because she's still not 100 per cent.

       "She's constantly coughing. All of us have suffered."

       The mould has spread through to the kids' rooms, as well as Amanda and her partner, 26-year-old Ryan's, bedroom.

       All six have been forced to sleep in the living room, and countless items of clothing and furniture have had to be thrown away.

       The mum-of-four added: "We are literally desperate. We are all cramped up in the front room.

       "We don't have anywhere else to go but eventually we will have to because the mould is in the front room as well.

       Most read in The Sun

       RIP LIONEL Showbiz legend & CBB star Lionel Blair dies aged 92 surrounded by family

       Exclusive

       quack job Lip fillers made me look like a duck so I've had them dissolved, says Towie’s Yaz

       ALL TIED UP Ever wondered why there’s always a bow at the front of women’s knickers?

       OUT OF THIS WORLD Heart-warming John Lewis Xmas ad shows boy making friends with an alien

       Who's that girl? Sam Faiers is 'unrecognisable' in new holiday pic say fans

       DIS-DRESS People call us ‘repulsive’ for dressing our tots like Molly-Mae and Tommy Fury

       "I have had to throw mine and my partner's and all four kids' clothes away because the mould was literally on the clothing.

       "We have had to throw a chest of drawers away, wardrobes and our beds.

       "We are literally desperate. We are all cramped up in the front room.

       "We don't have anywhere else to go but eventually we will have to because the mould is in the front room as well."

       Amanda and Ryan spotted the latest round of mould last month - but say the issue has cropped up five times since they moved in in October 2017.

       "We spotted it last month so I phoned the council. They said the only day they could come out is November 17.

       "I asked if they could push it up but they said no," she added.

       Southampton City Council has been approached for comment.

       6

       Amanda said the damp at her flat in Southampton gave her five-month-old daughter bronchitis Credit: Amanda Wicks 6

       Furniture also had to be thrown away due to the mould Credit: Amanda Wicks 6

       The family moved into the flat in October 2017 Credit: google maps

       We pay for your stories!

       Do you have a story for The Sun news desk?

       Email us at exclusive@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4104. You can WhatsApp us on 07423 720 250. We pay for videos too.

       Click here to upload yours.

       Click here to get The Sun newspaper delivered for FREE for the next six weeks.