EW issue Nov 26 – Awaab’s Law Phase 2

From 30 November 2026, Awaab’s Law Phase 2 comes into effect. Awaab’s Law sets legal deadlines for social landlords in England to investigate and fix hazards that put tenants’ health or safety at risk. It is named after two-year-old Awaab Ishak, who died in 2020 from a respiratory condition caused by prolonged exposure to mould in his family’s home in Rochdale. His parents had complained to their landlord repeatedly for three years before his death, and the mould was never treated.
 
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