Damp and mould
If we want Britain to be healthier we must address structural racism
If we want Britain to be healthier we must address structural racism
People of colour have less opportunity to be healthy with housing, work and other barriers getting in the way of eating well and exercising more. Structural racism must be tackled to boost the health of the nation, Runnymede Trust’s Stephen Walcott writes
How investing in one-stop shops to fix UK’s horror homes could pay for itself
How investing in one-stop shops to fix UK’s horror homes could pay for itself
A network of Good Home Hubs could offer home adaptations, retrofit upgrades and handyperson repairs and boost the NHS and UK net-zero climate fight, argues the Centre for Ageing Better in plea for nationwide expansion
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
Students call for Tripadvisor-style website to shame landlords over damp and mouldy homes
Students call for Tripadvisor-style website to shame landlords over damp and mouldy homes
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
Government buys back military homes after ‘disastrous’ privatisation deal cost taxpayer billions
Government buys back military homes after ‘disastrous’ privatisation deal cost taxpayer billions
Millions of Brits living in ‘Dickensian conditions’ in cold, damp homes this Christmas
Millions of Brits living in ‘Dickensian conditions’ in cold, damp homes this Christmas
What to do about mould and damp in a rented property
What to do about mould and damp in a rented property
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’
Awaab’s Law: How AI holds the key to tackling deadly damp and mould in social housing
Awaab’s Law: How AI holds the key to tackling deadly damp and mould in social housing
‘A national scandal’: Shocking number of kids living in dangerously mouldy homes, social workers say
‘A national scandal’: Shocking number of kids living in dangerously mouldy homes, social workers say
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
Housing estate plagued by mould, damp and dire conditions. Now, residents are fighting back
Housing estate plagued by mould, damp and dire conditions. Now, residents are fighting back
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
‘A national scandal’: Nearly 5,000 deaths caused by cold and damp homes last winter
‘A national scandal’: Nearly 5,000 deaths caused by cold and damp homes last winter
Outrage after one-year-old baby hospitalised six times due to damp and mould-ridden rental home
Outrage after one-year-old baby hospitalised six times due to damp and mould-ridden rental home
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
Awaab Ishak: Why Rochdale toddler’s death is being described as a ‘defining moment’