Leeds City Council is to release a report in response to a Housing Ombudsman’s national report published in October 2021 which urged landlords to take a ‘zero tolerance’ approach to damp and mould.
The report contains figures from the council's investigation across the city, which found that as of December last year, no homes had category one damp and mould issues. Around 3.41 per cent of homes were found to have category two damp and mould.
The Council says work is ongoing at these homes to tackle the issues and have them resolved. It added the report considers further action following the recent tragic case of Awaab Ishak, who died due to prolonged exposure to excessive mould growth in his Rochdale home.
