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Awaab Ishak housing group seeks new £168,000-a-year boss after mould death scandal

Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) was slammed following death of Awaab, who died following prolonged exposure to mould at the family’s flat

Daily Mirror · Apr 25, 2023

Staff at housing association responsible for tragic Awaab Ishak had 'wholly unacceptable' attitude to refugees

RBH has come under fire in a new report

Manchester Evening News · Mar 28, 2023

Awaab's Law latest as damp and mould reported at more than 2,000 RBH homes

The landlord's interim chief has welcomed the planned law changes

Manchester Evening News · Feb 20, 2023

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Probe into mould death of boy, 2, finds 'widespread failings' at housing association

A watchdog has found "widespread failings" at the housing association where two-year-old Awaab Ishak was exposed to mould and died days after his birthday

Daily Mirror · Dec 15, 2022

‘You need to get on top of this or another child could die': Warning over mould-hit RBH homes after toddler's death

RBH bosses were told a little girl was taken to hospital

Manchester Evening News · Dec 6, 2022

Awaab Ishak: Housing association names interim boss as support grows for Awaab's Law

"This is a difficult time to be joining RBH"

Manchester Evening News · Dec 1, 2022

New housing association chief vows to prioritise safety

Following an inquest into the death of toddler Awaab Ishak, chief executive Gareth Swarbrick was removed from his post at Rochdale Boroughwide Housing

The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2022

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Family of boy who died from mould in flat call for housing board to resign

Awaab Ishak’s family say they have no confidence in the board of Rochdale Boroughwide Housing

The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2022

Michael Gove admits ‘at least tens of thousands of UK homes are unsafe to live in’

Two-year-old Awaab Ishak died due to black mould in the flat he lived in with his parents in Rochdale

Evening Standard · Nov 24, 2022

Gove strips housing association’s funding after Awaab Ishak’s death due to mould

It comes after the Housing Secretary wrote to every English council leader and social housing provider to warn that such deaths must not happen.

The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2022

Housing association that failed to treat mould in Awaab Ishak's home stripped of £1m government funding

Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) has come under intense criticism following the toddler's tragic death

Manchester Evening News · Nov 23, 2022

Landlords of flat which caused boy's death had over 100 mould complaints last year

Rochdale Borough Housing admitted it was wrong after it was slammed for appearing to try to blame Awaab Ishak'family for the mould

Daily Mirror · Nov 22, 2022

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Manchester Evening News · Nov 22, 2022

Housing association admits it was ‘wrong’ to make assumptions after boy’s death

Awaab Ishak died in December 2020 from a respiratory condition caused by mould in the one-bedroom housing association flat in Rochdale.

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2022

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Daily Mirror · Nov 21, 2022

Michael Gove blasts Awaab Ishak housing association's response to mould death tragedy

Michael Gove told MPs leaders at Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) - which failed to act when Awaab Ishak's parents reported dangerous mould in their home - didn't appreciate the scale of change needed

Manchester Evening News · Nov 21, 2022

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The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2022

‘Far too many’ UK homes ‘don’t meet decent standard’ – former housing secretary

Immigration minister and former Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick criticised the UK housing industry following the death of Awaab Ishak due to mould.

Daily Mirror · Nov 20, 2022

Housing bosses warned standards must improve in crackdown after little Awaab's death

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has written to council chiefs warning them to raise the bar dramatically after Awaab Ishak, two, died from exposure to mould

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Manchester Evening News · Nov 20, 2022

Michael Gove says deaths like Awaab Ishak's must 'never happen again' in damning letter to councils

Mr Gove, in the letter to council leaders, calls the death of Awaab an "avoidable loss"

Wales Online · Nov 20, 2022

Awaab Ishak's death sparks call to action over housing from Michael Gove

In a stinging rebuke, the housing secretary warns those responsible for social housing properties that standards must be improved

The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2022

Awaab Ishak: Gove calls for urgent action to improve housing conditions after boy’s death

‘I am putting housing providers on notice’, Levelling Up secretary said

The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2022

Gove demands action from councils and housing providers after Awaab Ishak death

The Housing Secretary has written to local authority chief executives in England, as well as sending a separate letter to social housing providers.

Daily Mirror · Nov 19, 2022

Awaab Ishak's family break their silence after housing boss sacked over boy's death

The tragic two-year-old's family from Rochdale, said it 'speaks volumes' that former housing association boss Gareth Swarbrick was sacked from his role instead of stepping down

Manchester Evening News · Nov 19, 2022

'We shouldn't have to be here today': Anger and pain as community comes together to remember Awaab Ishak

'I'm angry that the company who are supposed to run our social housing for the most vulnerable people would treat people like that'

Manchester Evening News · Nov 19, 2022

Awaab Ishak's family react after housing association boss Gareth Swarbrick sacked

Gareth Swarbrick was sacked from his role at Rochdale Boroughwide Housing today

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