Damp and mould

Awaab’s Law is expanding beyond damp and mould in social housing. Here’s what you need to know
Housing

Awaab’s Law is expanding beyond damp and mould in social housing. Here’s what you need to know

The law was named after a toddler who tragically died and puts legal protections in place for social housing tenants living in damp and mouldy homes

Wet winter and rising energy bills driven by Middle East war spark damp and mould warning
Damp and mould

Wet winter and rising energy bills driven by Middle East war spark damp and mould warning

Asthma + Lung UK has warned the combination of increased rainfall and rising energy bills could leave more households at risk of damp and mould

Are you breathing in mould? Soaring pneumonia cases linked to cold, damp houses
pneumonia

Are you breathing in mould? Soaring pneumonia cases linked to cold, damp houses

Pneumonia cases have soared 25% in two years. People living in cold, damp, mouldy houses are particularly at risk

Woman hospitalised after living with mould sets up training academy to help fix horror homes
Damp and mould

Woman hospitalised after living with mould sets up training academy to help fix horror homes

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’

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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