All outstanding repairs relating to mould, damp and condensation in council homes across Manchester are being reviewed after the death of Awaab Ishak. Further training is being rolled out to all relevant staff at Manchester council while housing associations have also agreed to urgently address complaints.
And the town hall is reviewing how tenants in the private sector can report these issues as the council continues its clampdown on rogue landlords. It comes after a coroner ruled that the death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak was due to prolonged exposure to mould at the Freehold estate flat in Rochdale where he lived with his family who repeatedly complained about the issue.
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, which owns and manages the estate, has now set up a specialist task force to tackle mould and damp in its homes. In Manchester, the council is revisiting all repairs relating to mould, damp and condensation across all 12,500 homes which it owns and manages directly.
