Dan Bourke looks at the recent findings of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Healthy Homes which focused on the impact on our nation’s health and economy as a result of people living and working in unhealthy buildings.

Our homes can produce many types of pollutants and impurities, many of which can be extracted using a kitchen extractor fan.

Bryony Perry, Specialist Ventilation Expert at the UK's leading ventilation manufacturer, EnviroVent, gives her advice on preventing mould and condensation issues in landlords’ properties.

EnviroVent has been shortlisted in the National H&V News Awards for ‘Air Movement Product of the Year’ and ‘Domestic Product of the Year'.

When weighing up the correct ventilation systems for your home, you might wish to consider the advantage of a positive input ventilation system. This can help to circulate air around your home, helping to prevent problems such as damp, mould, and condensation, while also providing fresh air and scattering the build-up of pollutants.

Good ventilation is important for the whole house but is vital in areas that create more moisture, such as kitchens and bathrooms.

A reported 70% of damp problems in the home are caused by condensation. The condensation appears in your property due to a lack of balance between heating and ventilation, resulting in a rise in relative humidity levels indoors.

Millions of people across the UK believe that their property requires damp proofing. In reality the majority of the problems turn out to be condensation, which is the most common form of damp and also one of the easiest problems to fix.

If you have damp patches, bubbling paint, crumbling plaster or powdery deposits on your interior walls, then it could be due to condensation issues.