Awaab Ishak

Family of toddler who died from damp and mould issue grave warning to Labour over new housing law
Social housing

Family of toddler who died from damp and mould issue grave warning to Labour over new housing law

Labour revealed Awaab’s Law will come into force in October last week with social housing landlords not required to take faster action to fix some hazards until 2027. The parents of the toddler who inspired the law warned tenants could pay a steep price for the delays

Awaab’s Law is finally coming into force in October – but some hazards won’t be covered until 2027
Awaab's Law

Awaab’s Law is finally coming into force in October – but some hazards won’t be covered until 2027

The law in the memory of the tragic Rochdale toddler will force social housing landlords to fix health hazards such as damp and mould at a faster rate but a phased approach means some hazards won’t be tackled until 2027

What is the Renters’ Rights Bill? All you need to know about Labour’s plan to end no-fault evictions
RENTING

What is the Renters’ Rights Bill? All you need to know about Labour’s plan to end no-fault evictions

The Renters Reform Bill is dead, long live the Renters’ Rights Bill. Can Labour’s plan to fix the broken private rented sector succeed where the Tories failed?

Meet the ‘activist lawyer’ who fought for justice for a toddler who died from damp and mould
Awaab's law

Meet the ‘activist lawyer’ who fought for justice for a toddler who died from damp and mould

Tenants of TV star Stephen Mulhern left ‘living with damp and mould for two years’
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Tenants of TV star Stephen Mulhern left ‘living with damp and mould for two years’

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How the death of toddler Awaab Ishak inspired the creation of AI app to tackle damp and mould
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How the death of toddler Awaab Ishak inspired the creation of AI app to tackle damp and mould

Labour manifesto: What we learned about Keir Starmer’s plan to end the UK’s housing crisis
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Labour manifesto: What we learned about Keir Starmer’s plan to end the UK’s housing crisis

Awaab’s Law: Why the government is forcing failing landlords to fix social housing more quickly
Baroness Jane Scott

Awaab’s Law: Why the government is forcing failing landlords to fix social housing more quickly

UK housing is worst value for money of any advanced economy: ‘We are a joke’
Housing

UK housing is worst value for money of any advanced economy: ‘We are a joke’

It’s a ‘surprise’ more homeless children haven’t died in temporary accommodation, charity says
Homelessness

It’s a ‘surprise’ more homeless children haven’t died in temporary accommodation, charity says

Social housing at ‘breaking point’, housing ombudsman warns
Social housing

Social housing at ‘breaking point’, housing ombudsman warns

Some renters are put off asking their landlords for repairs out of fear of rent increases
Renting

Some renters are put off asking their landlords for repairs out of fear of rent increases

Protect tenants from living in mould, damp and ‘third-world poverty conditions’, government told
Housing

Protect tenants from living in mould, damp and ‘third-world poverty conditions’, government told

Awaab Ishak: Toddler’s death from mould leads to record social housing complaints
Social housing

Awaab Ishak: Toddler’s death from mould leads to record social housing complaints

Teaching social housing tenants how to complain to their landlord ‘will not address the imbalance’
Social housing

Teaching social housing tenants how to complain to their landlord ‘will not address the imbalance’

The disturbing parallels between Awaab Ishak’s death in Rochdale and the Grenfell Tower disaster
Awaab Ishak

The disturbing parallels between Awaab Ishak’s death in Rochdale and the Grenfell Tower disaster