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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Ryan Merrifield

New law promises to protect families after Awaab Ishak and Grenfell Tower fire deaths

A move to strengthen social housing rules in the wake of tragedies such as the Grenfell Tower fire and the death of a toddler from exposure to mould in his family's flat is poised to become law.

Ministers said the Social Housing (Regulation) Bill represents the most significant reform of the sector in more than a decade.

The legislation, which has already been through the Commons, will receive royal assent after clearing the Lords.

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