All damp and mould articles
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NewsDamp and overcrowded homes linked to poorer school attendance and performance, UCL study reveals
Children living in low quality housing in England are found to be at an educational disadvantage compared to their peers in better homes
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NewsLandlords must learn how to address leaks involving leaseholders and shared owners, says Ombudsman
The need to liaise with neighbours can exacerbate the “complexity” of some cases but this “does not absolve obligations” warns watchdog
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NewsWelsh landlord Trivallis told to compensate residents over damp and mould failings
Provider failed to promptly respond to complaints about a broken boiler and a resident’s vulnerable grandchildren
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Comment‘More than new repair obligations’: Why Awaab’s Law creates new challenges for new-build contracts
When new requirements come into force on 27 October, social landlords must rethink how they structure defects clauses, writes Gabor Taller
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NewsGovernment will take ‘test and learn approach’ to Awaab’s law says Rayner
Regulations laid before parliament to bring first phase of law requiring landlords to address damp and mould into effect in October
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NewsAwaab’s Law to be introduced in Scotland
Scottish government will amend Housing (Scotland) Bill to allow ministers to set timeframes for social landlords to fix hazards such as damp and mould
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NewsLandlords struggling with damp and mould repairs timescales, Ombudsman finds
The watchdog has shared more than 100 severe maladministration cases on damp and mould ahead of Awaab’s Law being introduced.
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NewsOmbudsman tells Peabody to improve its approach to relocating tenants during repairs
Housing association has been urged to improve its decant policy, as well as its repairs and complaints handling
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NewsOmbudsman finds severe maladminstration at 13 social landlords due to window repair delays
In its latest report, the Ombudsman emphasises that window-related complaints are “increasingly of concern”
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NewsHousing Ombudsman launches probe into Lewisham Council over high maladministration rate
London authority self-referred to the Regulator of Social Housing in December last year over concerns about whether it was providing decent homes
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NewsLabour vows to end ‘bidding wars’ in the private rented sector
Angela Rayner and Rachel Reeves will outline Labour’s rental and housing reforms in an announcement today
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In Focus‘We will never lose sight of what happened’ - Rochdale Boroughwide Housing CEO Amanda Newton on addressing failures after a tragic death
How do you set about leading an organisation after tragedy? Newton was hired following the death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak from mould exposure in an RBH home. In her first major interview, she explains to Olivia Barber how she is driving change
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NewsReview ordered by Ombudsman makes 15 recommendations to Orbit Group to tackle damp and mould
Watchdog had found seven cases of maladministration by the 46,000-home association
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NewsHousing Ombudsman launches special investigations into three London social landlords
Special investigations instigated over issues with damp and mould, repairs and complaint handling
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NewsA2 Dominion changes executive team structure in drive to improve resident services
The London housing association will not increase its housebuilding programme, in order to focus on improving its existing services