The Latest Breaking News from Awaab Ishak

Tragedies in social housing, such as the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017 and the death of toddler Awaab Ishak due to damp living conditions in 2020, remain shocking. As a coroner commented at the time, “How in the UK in 2020 does a two-year-old child die as a result of…

Officers restrict access to Freehold estate for non-residents after reports of ‘incessant drug dealing’ and intimidation

This conflict of interest was highlighted again by the Jas Athwal scandal and badly needs to be addressed, says Ben Smoke, a commissioning editor at Huck

The severely delayed repair led to parts of home developing mould, housing watchdog says

Clarion case among several ‘severe maladministration’ examples highlighted by housing ombudsman

Lambeth Council apologised for the ‘distress’ its failings had caused to Stacey Coveley and her family

Father of Dareen Nuru says they have been told to move out of south London flat but have nowhere else to go

Natasha La’Bow says she and her six-year-old son have faced serious health problems caused by mould and damp in their council flat

Royal College of Physicians urges government to introduce new law amid rising damp, mould and leaks in social housing

Jane Bennett, 52, died from lung disease after identifying severe mould in her home as coroner demands action from council

Exclusive: Fuel poverty campaigners demand action before another child dies – as 3.4m families live in ‘Victorian’ and ‘incredibly dangerous’ conditions