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Housing ombudsman for England warns of ‘simmering anger’ over living conditions

Richard Blakeway says 474% increase in complaints to his office in last five years points to risk of ‘social disquiet’

The Guardian - UK

Stricter plans to make landlords fix mould and damp in social housing revealed

PLANS to make it easier for social housing tenants to have damp and mould in their homes fixed have been unveiled ...

The National (Scotland)

The simple trick that could rid your house of mould

Quick hack might transform your living arrangement

The Independent UK

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What is mould? Landlords to face new laws

Following the death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak, new legislation aims to combat mould and damp issues in homes, protecting the most vulnerable

Evening Standard

Delay to ‘Awaab’s law’ risks lives of social housing tenants in England, Shelter says

Government criticised for giving landlords until 2027 before having to fix all dangerous hazards quickly

The Guardian - UK

Social landlords forced to fix dangerous mould from October under Awaab’s law

After the first phase of the law is introduced, it will be extended to cover a wider range of hazards.

The Independent UK

Why improving social housing could be remarkably simple (and affordable)

Tragedies in social housing, such as the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017 and the death of toddler Awaab Ishak due to damp living conditions in 2020, remain shocking. As a coroner commented at the time, “How in the UK in 2020 does a two-year-old child die as a result of…

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People loitering on Rochdale estate face arrest in first-of-its-kind police order

Officers restrict access to Freehold estate for non-residents after reports of ‘incessant drug dealing’ and intimidation

The Guardian - UK

The mouldy, ant-infested flats that prove why MPs should never be landlords

This conflict of interest was highlighted again by the Jas Athwal scandal and badly needs to be addressed, says Ben Smoke, a commissioning editor at Huck

The Guardian - UK

Largest UK housing association fined for failing to fix child’s bedroom window for four years

The severely delayed repair led to parts of home developing mould, housing watchdog says

The Independent UK

UK’s biggest housing association fined over four-year failure to fix window

Clarion case among several ‘severe maladministration’ examples highlighted by housing ombudsman

The Guardian - UK

Mould-ridden flat is going to kill me and my baby, says Clapham mother

Lambeth Council apologised for the ‘distress’ its failings had caused to Stacey Coveley and her family

Evening Standard

Parents plead for help after girl, one, taken to hospital six times due to mould

Father of Dareen Nuru says they have been told to move out of south London flat but have nowhere else to go

The Guardian - UK

‘I considered putting my kid into care’: one London family’s fight against mould

Natasha La’Bow says she and her six-year-old son have faced serious health problems caused by mould and damp in their council flat

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The Guardian - UK

Crack down on mouldy homes in England or more will die, warns doctors’ body

Royal College of Physicians urges government to introduce new law amid rising damp, mould and leaks in social housing

The Guardian - UK

UK council tenant’s death could have been due to mouldy home, doctors say

Jane Bennett, 52, died from lung disease after identifying severe mould in her home as coroner demands action from council

The Independent UK

Revealed: Millions of children at risk from killer mould as families struggle to heat homes

Exclusive: Fuel poverty campaigners demand action before another child dies – as 3.4m families live in ‘Victorian’ and ‘incredibly dangerous’ conditions

The Guardian - UK

Father of boy killed by mould in flat urges tenants with similar issue to ‘get out’

Exclusive: Parents of Awaab Ishak speak out after two-year-old son died due to untreated mould in social housing flat

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The Independent UK

Social housing complaints probed by ombudsman hit record high

Property condition remained the leading category as to why complaints were being made, followed by complaints handling, and health and safety.

The Independent UK

Revealed: Scandal of renters facing deadly hazards in their homes

Exclusive: One in eight privately rented homes poses a serious health hazard, as government urged to clean up ‘Wild West’ sector by going after ‘slum’ landlords

The Guardian - UK

Luke Brooks inquest: a shocking spotlight on living conditions in modern Britain

Patricia Brooks had blamed mould and poor state of privately rented house in Oldham they lived in for death of her sonMouldy, damp house did not cause man’s death, coroner rules

The Guardian - UK

Mouldy, damp house did not cause man’s death, coroner rules

Postmortem examination had found aspergillus on lungs of Luke Brooks, 27, who died at home in Oldham

The Guardian - UK

Mother begged Oldham council to move her and late son from damp house, inquest hears

Court had earlier been told the death of Luke Brooks, 27, in 2022 had been provisionally linked to mould exposure in freezing home

The Independent UK

Mother begged for help to leave mould-ridden home before son died, inquest hears

Patricia Brooks says her family was left with no heating for three years

The Guardian - UK

We all want better for our children than we had – but Britain’s housing crisis is crushing that dream

Our rental situation is better than most, yet we still found ourselves scrubbing mould from the windows to protect our son’s tiny lungs, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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