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Labour pledges Awaab’s law for private rented sector

Name: Labour pledges Awaab’s law for private rented sector
Brand: Plaza Estates
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By Maurice Shasha | Created on 13th February 2024

The Labour Party wants to extend a new law to the private rented sector if it wins the next election, requiring swift action to fix hazards affecting properties.

Awaab’s Law is named after Awaab Ishak, the Rochdale toddler who died in December 2020 following prolonged exposure to mould in his social housing home.

The law, which is currently under consultation, will require social landlords to investigate hazards within 14 days and fix issues within seven days. They must also make emergency repairs within 24 hours. Landlords who fail to comply can be taken to court and ordered to pay compensation to tenants.

The government has said that private landlords will be treated differently under the law because they do not have access to the repair and maintenance teams at the disposal of social landlords.

But Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner said extending Awaab’s Law to the private sector was a “no brainer”.

“There is no justification for letting private landlords off the hook for resolving mould and damp issues in their properties,” she said.

“The private rented sector has widespread problems with damp, mould and cold, driven by the poor energy efficiency of privately rented homes,” she added.

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health warned that councils need proper resources to enforce legislation on housing standards. Louise Hosking of the institute said: “The regulatory framework around poor housing is already very complex and it can be hard for tenants themselves to use legal remedies.

“We would therefore like to see a greater focus on enabling local authorities to enforce existing legislation and will look forward to working with all the political parties on this issue.”

Read more about this story on the Property Wire website.

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The Property Industry has always and continues to interest me, and after joining Plaza Estates in 2008 I have experienced a market which has taught me alot. In my role advising clients on their purchases (together with our sales teams), managing the refurbishments for them (together with our management and design team), preparing the property for rentals (together with our rentals teams) or sales and being responsible for the Companies digital marketing I have seen the market from various aspects. The market is always changing and it is essential we constantly adapt, which since Plaza Estates was established in 1972 is something the company has always done. We pride ourselves in the personal relationship and service we have and give all our clients and being part of a company which is "big enough to cope and small enough to care" is something I really enjoy.

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Labour pledges Awaab’s law for private rented sector

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