Damp and mould

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

Students call for Tripadvisor-style website to shame landlords over damp and mouldy homes
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Students call for Tripadvisor-style website to shame landlords over damp and mouldy homes

Students have called for a Tripadvisor-style website to call out rogue landlords who pocket rent while leaving tenants living with damp and mould

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

The mouldiest places in Britain to live, revealed
Damp and mould

The mouldiest places in Britain to live, revealed

Government buys back military homes after ‘disastrous’ privatisation deal cost taxpayer billions
Military homes

Government buys back military homes after ‘disastrous’ privatisation deal cost taxpayer billions

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Millions of Brits living in ‘Dickensian conditions’ in cold, damp homes this Christmas
Damp homes

Millions of Brits living in ‘Dickensian conditions’ in cold, damp homes this Christmas

What to do about mould and damp in a rented property
Housing

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’
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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
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
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‘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
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’

Housing estate plagued by mould, damp and dire conditions. Now, residents are fighting back
Housing

Housing estate plagued by mould, damp and dire conditions. Now, residents are fighting back

‘A national scandal’: Nearly 5,000 deaths caused by cold and damp homes last winter
Housing

‘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
Housing

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
Social housing

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’
Social housing

Awaab Ishak: Why Rochdale toddler’s death is being described as a ‘defining moment’