I just bought my first flat and I'm renovating it while living in it. Yesterday I was breaking the old kitchen floor tiles and I found that black hard substance, accompanied by a musty smell, so I think it's black mould. There was a boiler leak at least in the last 3 weeks, so it may have been caused by that (or at least it contributed).
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