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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Aine Fox

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

PA Media

Landlords will have to investigate and fix damp and mould in social housing within strict time limits under a proposed new law named after a toddler who died having been exposed to such conditions at home.

Two-year-old Awaab Ishak died in December 2020 from a respiratory condition caused by mould at his home in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.

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