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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 Independent 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

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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 Guardian - 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 Independent 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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New legislation ‘should mean nobody’s life is put at risk’ in social housing

The new Act includes Awaab’s law and measures campaigned for in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire.

The Independent UK

The Mancunian Way: The robot surgeon

A vision of the future at Manchester hospital PLUS Bruce Dickinson’s taste test

Manchester Evening News

He was Rochdale's forgotten boy... but now Awaab Ishak will always be remembered

The two-year-old has already changed attitudes - and will change lives. The M.E.N's Stephen Topping reports

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: Not an option

No blame on 'lifestyle' PLUS a lack of bikes AND a different Eid

Manchester Evening News

'After Awaab, nobody can ignore damp and mould anymore... a lot of us did'

"We just said, oh it's lifestyle, open your window... nobody thinks that anymore"

Manchester Evening News

The staggering number of Greater Manchester homes that could be dangerous... or even deadly

Problems include damp and mould, asbestos, lead and even radiation

Manchester Evening News

Awaab's death was a 'hammer blow to our conscience', housing secretary says - now he has a powerful legacy that will save lives

'It shouldn't have taken Awaab's death to focus attention, but out of that tragedy has come a renewed move to deal with this'

Manchester Evening News

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Iconic Seven Sisters towers could be SAVED from demolition

EXCLUSIVE: The housing association responsible is looking for funding to renovate the flats instead

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: A momentous day

PLUS 'A change is coming' AND The Shanty town by the sea

Daily Mirror

New law promises to protect families after Awaab Ishak and Grenfell Tower fire deaths

The Social Housing (Regulation) Bill - brought about after tragedies such as Grenfell and the death of Awaab Ishak - represents the most significant reform of the sector in a decade

Manchester Evening News

Awaab's tragic death will save lives

Hundreds of thousands of M.E.N. readers signed our petition - now Awaab's Law will become a reality

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Manchester Evening News

'Change is coming': Andy Burnham's stark message to rogue landlords as big changes set out to fix rental misery

"This has got to be a complete line drawn on something that should not be happening in this day and age"

Manchester Evening News

Bad landlords could have properties taken off them in overhaul of region's rental market, Andy Burnham announces

Mr Burnham wants the government to give the region stronger powers to drive up standards in privately rented homes

Manchester Evening News

Historic day for Awaab's Law ahead as petition set to be handed in

The crucial Bill is being debated in Parliament for the final time

Manchester Evening News

No other child should suffer in the way that Awaab did. The week ahead is crucial

A lost boy, 'full of smiles' and the campaign for legal change in his memory

Manchester Evening News

New Rochdale Boroughwide Housing boss appointed as Awaab Ishak scandal continues

The housing provider was slammed following the death of Awaab Ishak, a two-year-old toddler

Manchester Evening News

Awaab Ishak landlord to plough £45m into improving homes as former top exec let go

Rochdale Boroughwide Housing was shamed over the death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak last year

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: 'Well, it's Fallowfield'

Residents 'living in fear' PLUS private landlords AND a soapy tearoom

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