A 19-year-old was left in shock after reportedly discovering a mouse in her son's crib when she was placed in emergency accommodation by Hounslow Council. 

Malacie Wall said the conditions that she and her two kids were put in were "disgusting" after she applied for housing assistance from the council.

The mum said she discovered large numbers of cockroaches, pests and mould in the two separate hostel rooms she was placed in while awaiting a temporary spot.

Wall, who is from Hounslow, went to the council for help after a move to Wales fell through within 6 months.

She explained that when she first applied for assistance she got sent away before the council finally offered a place in Southall.

"They put us in the flat for the first four days and I had to keep going back to the council every day because for the first two nights, they put us into a room in a shared house and there were druggies and alcoholics, the place was full of bed bugs and it was just so filthy, honestly it was disgusting", she said.

After pushing the council to move her she said she was given a place that was "20 times worse".

She explained: "There were cockroaches everywhere, there were bed bugs, there were mice and there were rats. It was honestly so bad I found a mouse [in my son's] cot."

Poor conditions of Hounslow Council emergency accommodation (credit: Malacie Wall).

Wall said that after two nights in the new spot, she refused to go back after her son began to develop a rash on his back.

She contacted a local councillor in an attempt to find somewhere she felt was safer for her children. The result was the council shipping her off to Slough, where she currently lives in a small one-bedroom flat.

Malacie Wall told London Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) that no sooner had she arrived in the town than she was preparing to leave.

The council set her eviction date for Monday, 16 October, just days before causing her to start making the necessary steps to start uprooting herself once again.

She started packing, gave her daughter's nursery notice and began scrabbling to find somewhere else to live before the deadline, only to find a stay of execution had been sent on Friday afternoon – meaning she could live there until 6 November.

Malacie Wall's son's rash (credit: Malacie Wall).

Speaking to LDRS on 13 October after she received the news, Wall said: "It's so last minute from them cause I have been trying to sort things out. It caused me so much stress trying to get ready for Monday."

Although Wall seemed relieved that should would have more time she said it didn't change her situation. "The stress made me feel depressed like I don't have mental health issues but since all of this I have never been so upset all the time to the point where I'm crying my eyes out most nights because I don't know what's happening."

The mum of two said that she has been categorised as making herself intentionally homeless after leaving Wales due to a lack of paperwork from her old landlord. 

While she said she discussed with him over the phone about receiving a section 21 notice, which evicts people from properties, she said he never completed it.

Without this, the council do not have the same legal obligations to house her making the 19-year-old responsible for finding her own home, most likely in the form of a private rental.

Wall found mould in the temporary shared house she was put at while Hounslow Council looked for an accommodation (credit: Malacie Wall).

However, as the mother of a one-year-old son and two-year-old daughter, Wall said she is unable to work making finding private accommodation extremely difficult.

Wall said she has moved all around the country as a teenager and has been in and out of foster care with her kids, the first of whom she had when she was just 16.

For her, the council helping her with finding something home in the borough, which will place her near her support network of friends and family is her biggest hope.

Councillor Sue Sampson, cabinet member for housing management and homelessness at Hounslow Council said: "The council has provided emergency accommodation to Ms Wall and her children whilst enquiries were carried out into their housing situation.

"We have been in communication with Ms Wall throughout the process and advice given on long-term housing options is now dependent on the outcome of those enquiries.

"We understand the concerns raised regarding the condition of the temporary accommodation and urge anyone with concerns about the living standard of a property to contact us directly. We work hard to ensure every property available is safe and secure and where this is not the case will act swiftly to make repairs or find alternative suitable accommodation."