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Awaab Ishak

Family of toddler who died from damp and mould issue grave warning to Labour over new housing law
Rochdale toddler Awaab Ishak died due to damp and mould in his social housing flat
Social housing

Family of toddler who died from damp and mould issue grave warning to Labour over new housing law

Labour revealed Awaab’s Law will come into force in October last week with social housing landlords not required to take faster action to fix some hazards until 2027. The parents of the toddler who inspired the law warned tenants could pay a steep price for the delays
Awaab's Law is finally coming into force in October – but some hazards won't be covered until 2027
Rochdale toddler Awaab Ishak died due to damp and mould in his social housing flat
Awaab's Law

Awaab's Law is finally coming into force in October – but some hazards won't be covered until 2027

What is the Renters' Rights Bill? All you need to know about Labour’s plan to end no-fault evictions
Protesters from the London Renters Union protest high rents in May 2024
RENTING

What is the Renters' Rights Bill? All you need to know about Labour’s plan to end no-fault evictions

Meet the 'activist lawyer' who fought for justice for a toddler who died from damp and mould
Awaab's law

Meet the 'activist lawyer' who fought for justice for a toddler who died from damp and mould

Tenants of TV star Stephen Mulhern left 'living with damp and mould for two years'
Exclusive

Tenants of TV star Stephen Mulhern left 'living with damp and mould for two years'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
How the death of toddler Awaab Ishak inspired the creation of AI app to tackle damp and mould
Rochdale toddler Awaab Ishak died due to damp and mould in his social housing flat
Technology

How the death of toddler Awaab Ishak inspired the creation of AI app to tackle damp and mould

Labour manifesto: What we learned about Keir Starmer's plan to end the UK's housing crisis
Labour leader Keir Starmer launches manifesto including promises to fix the housing crisis
General election 2024

Labour manifesto: What we learned about Keir Starmer's plan to end the UK's housing crisis

Awaab's Law: Why the government is forcing failing landlords to fix social housing more quickly
Rochdale toddler Awaab Ishak died due to damp and mould in his social housing flat
Baroness Jane Scott

Awaab's Law: Why the government is forcing failing landlords to fix social housing more quickly

UK housing is worst value for money of any advanced economy: 'We are a joke'
UK houses are the worst value for money
Housing

UK housing is worst value for money of any advanced economy: 'We are a joke'

It's a 'surprise' more homeless children haven't died in temporary accommodation, charity says
55 children died while living in temporary accommodation
Homelessness

It's a 'surprise' more homeless children haven't died in temporary accommodation, charity says

Social housing at 'breaking point', housing ombudsman warns
Aerial shot of social housing
Social housing

Social housing at 'breaking point', housing ombudsman warns

Some renters are put off asking their landlords for repairs out of fear of rent increases
renters are living with damp and mould and other issues
Renting

Some renters are put off asking their landlords for repairs out of fear of rent increases

Protect tenants from living in mould, damp and 'third-world poverty conditions', government told
Rochdale toddler Awaab Ishak died due to damp and mould in his social housing flat
Housing

Protect tenants from living in mould, damp and 'third-world poverty conditions', government told

Outrage after one-year-old baby hospitalised six times due to damp and mould-ridden rental home
Protestors storm Lambeth Council offices over damp and mould hospitalising baby
Housing

Outrage after one-year-old baby hospitalised six times due to damp and mould-ridden rental home

Awaab Ishak: Toddler's death from mould leads to record social housing complaints
Rochdale toddler Awaab Ishak died due to damp and mould in his social housing flat
Social housing

Awaab Ishak: Toddler's death from mould leads to record social housing complaints

Teaching social housing tenants how to complain to their landlord 'will not address the imbalance'
Social housing

Teaching social housing tenants how to complain to their landlord 'will not address the imbalance'

The disturbing parallels between Awaab Ishak’s death in Rochdale and the Grenfell Tower disaster
Awaab Ishak

The disturbing parallels between Awaab Ishak’s death in Rochdale and the Grenfell Tower disaster