Damp and mould

Family trapped in damp and mouldy horror home for 10 years: ‘This family is owed respect’
Housing

Family trapped in damp and mouldy horror home for 10 years: ‘This family is owed respect’

Awaab’s Law will change how damp and mould is treated. Big Issue joined Kwajo Tweneboa to visit a family who’ve faced the issue for 10 years

Dad of boy who died due to mould in flat says he’s ‘proud’ of his son for saving lives
Awaab's Law

Dad of boy who died due to mould in flat says he’s ‘proud’ of his son for saving lives

Faisal Abdullah told Big Issue that the support of the public has kept him going as a new law in memory of his son Awaab Ishak comes into force promising to fix social homes with damp and mould

I’ve worked on the frontline making social housing repairs – Awaab’s Law must bring real change
Joe Carpenter

I’ve worked on the frontline making social housing repairs – Awaab’s Law must bring real change

Joe Carpenter, the author of new book Middle Ground, used to fix up social homes. He believes social housing providers must do better to support their tenants and treat them as more than a box to tick

Awaab’s Law is about more than damp and mould – it’s about what kind of country we want to be
Christian Weaver

Awaab’s Law is about more than damp and mould – it’s about what kind of country we want to be

Labour has committed to a warm homes breakthrough – but we’re not out of the cold yet
Simon Francis

Labour has committed to a warm homes breakthrough – but we’re not out of the cold yet

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One in five social workers have removed a child from their family due to horror homes
Housing

One in five social workers have removed a child from their family due to horror homes

Mouldy homes on London estate leaves dozens of tenants with serious health issues
Housing

Mouldy homes on London estate leaves dozens of tenants with serious health issues

If we want Britain to be healthier we must address structural racism
Stephen Walcott

If we want Britain to be healthier we must address structural racism

How investing in one-stop shops to fix UK’s horror homes could pay for itself
Housing

How investing in one-stop shops to fix UK’s horror homes could pay for itself

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

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

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 mouldiest places in Britain to live, revealed
Damp and mould

The mouldiest places in Britain to live, revealed

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

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‘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’