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

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 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

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
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’
Tenants of TV star Stephen Mulhern left ‘living with damp and mould for two years’
How the death of toddler Awaab Ishak inspired the creation of AI app to tackle damp and mould

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

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

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’

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

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 at ‘breaking point’, housing ombudsman warns
Some renters are put off asking their landlords for repairs out of fear of rent increases

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

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

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’

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
