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The Latest Breaking News from Awaab Ishak

The Mancunian Way: Lamb and mint balls anyone?

Dodging a recession PLUS Awaab's Law has stopped family from feeling ‘alone’ AND ‘Skyrocketing’ costs force closure

Manchester Evening News

'Their bravery, their courage, has made a difference': Michael Gove hails Awaab Ishak's family ahead of law change

Many of the campaign demands for Awaab's Law are being met

Manchester Evening News

Father of boy killed by mould in flat welcomes law to prevent repeat

Faisal Abdullah thanks Michael Gove for announcing ‘Awaab’s law’, after death of two-year-old in Rochdale

The Guardian - UK

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The Mancunian Way: Awaab’s Law will be a reality

Minister meets with toddler’s parents PLUS Did Gove go ‘rogue’ AND Students occupy uni buildings

Manchester Evening News

Crackdown on poor social housing named Awaab's Law after boy who died in mouldy flat

The father of young Awaab Ishak - who died after living in a mould-infested flat - hailed plans to change the law and said public support 'stopped us feeling alone during this hard time'

Daily Mirror

Father of boy who died after exposure to mould welcomes law to tackle damp homes

The Government said the proposed ‘Awaab’s Law’ aims to make landlords fix reported health hazards within specified timeframes.

The Independent UK

Landlords subject to strict time limits to fix damp under Awaab’s Law

Awaab Ishak’s parents had their complaints about mould in their housing association flat ‘repeatedly ignored’.

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'Your support stopped us feeling alone': Awaab Ishak's dad speaks out after massive breakthrough

'We are finally starting to feel like we are being treated fairly'

Manchester Evening News

Awaab's Law: Campaign for change in tragic toddler's memory takes huge step forward as Bill amendment set to be tabled

The two-year-old died following prolonged exposure to damp and mould at his home on the Freehold estate in Rochdale

Manchester Evening News

Mother and daughter driven from mouldy home for three years back in temporary housing days after return

Sabrena Rahman, 40, and her 13-year-old daughter were told their flat had been fully refurbished - but within days they were forced to leave again

The Independent UK

Social housing 'getting worse and worse' with cockroaches, mice, damp and mould, MPs hear

Housing activist Kwajo Tweneboa told MPs he went to one home where there was 'about an inch and a half deep of raw sewage' - as MPs grill the housing regulator about the death of Awaab Ishak that was caused by poisonous mould

Daily Mirror

Awaab's Law: Damp and mould complaints surge as action promised following toddler's death

Landlords are under scrutiny

Manchester Evening News

Serious damp and mould found in thousands of council homes since toddler Awaab Ishak’s death

Around 8,000 social homes in England have the most serious damp and mould problem, regulator finds

The Independent UK

Awaab's Law: At least three per cent of social housing has problems with mould and damp, report finds

A government watchdog said: "These are not acceptable conditions for tenants to be living in, even if the proportions are relatively small."

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The Guardian - UK

Mould complaints in England’s social housing double over two years

Ombudsman criticises ‘disappointing’ response by landlords in wake of Awaab Ishak’s death from respiratory illness in 2020

The Independent UK

Social housing regulator finds thousands of homes have serious mould and damp

The initial findings from a report come after the death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak who was exposed to mould in a housing association flat.

Leeds Live

Leeds City Council 'doing everything possible' to tackle mouldy homes as report set to be published

The council says it is committed to ensuring the 'health and safety' of its tenants

Liverpool Echo

Warning to part of Merseyside over 'toxic mould' scammers

The warning has been issued after a rise in people being targeted

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Daily Mirror

Thousands of kids across country living in damp, mouldy and infested homes, Sadiq Khan warns

According to an anlaysis by City Hall over 1.8million children were forced to living in poor quality homes in 2019-2020 - leading the London Mayor to call for emergency action from Government ministers

Manchester Evening News

Michael Gove admits 'such a clear need' to change law following Awaab Ishak death

The housing secretary has given his support to the Awaab's Law campaign

Wales Online

Protest over rent hike at 'Big Fat Gypsy Weddings' caravan site

Travellers in mobile homes face a 12.4pc increase while those in social housing properties will pay seven per cent more

Manchester Evening News

Michael Gove jokes it would be 'fatal' for Andy Burnham's career if they always agreed

The Levelling Up Secretary had plenty of praise for the mayor at the Convention of the North.

Manchester Evening News

Rent hike at 'Big Fat Gypsy Weddings' caravan site 'leaves bad taste in mouth'

There will be a 12.4pc increase for Travellers living in mobile homes

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: 'Hard-wiring' the North

The Levelling Up of the North PLUS Airport transformations AND Gail Platt

Manchester Evening News

How the tragedy of Awaab Ishak has spurred housing associations to do better

Andy Burnham wants to tackle rogue landlords in the private sector - and now social housing providers are signing up too

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