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Damp and Mould Q&A
The tragic case of Awaab Ishak demonstrated the serious impact on tenants of living in housing with damp and mould and the effect their health. Reports of damp and mould are likely to increase as residents struggle to afford to heat their homes adequately with higher energy costs, even though these have been restricted by the Government’s price cap and energy bill support scheme.
Damp and mould information to RSH – Quick tips
To help social landlords reply to the Regulator of Social Housing’s letter by 19 December 2022 about how they are identifying and remedying damp and mould issues, the NHMF has published this Bulletin. Further Best Practice guidance is being developed.
Building Safety Act 2022 – Implications for Maintenance Contracts
The Building Safety Act 2022 (“the Act”) became law on 28 April 2022. So what are the implications for maintenance contracts in relation to the “higher risk buildings” (“HRBs”) that it regulates? HRBs are defined in section 65 (in England, but not Wales) as buildings over 18m or of 7 storeys or more that contain two or more separate dwellings.
Resident safety - Introduction
The safety of tenants is paramount and should be the primary concern of all landlords.
Driving Retrofit Quality: PAS 2035
The Each Home Counts review was designed to restore the confidence of Government, the public and finance bodies in the retrofit industry, following many costly failures. Publicly Available Specification 2035:2019 (PAS 2035) is part of that process.
Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018
The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 (“the Homes Act”) applies to dwellings let wholly or mainly for human habitation (in both the social and private rented sectors)
Dampness, mould growth and insulation problems
Q. How should social landlords respond to reports of dampness, condensation and mould growth which are suspected of being due to defective wall insulation?
Condensation, damp and mould - innovative approach to reducing problems
Thamesmead has about 4,500 properties which were taken over by the Peabody Group in 2014. It was the first time in a generation it had been owned by a single, well-resourced body. Since this acquisition, Peabody has been fighting continuously to maintain these properties, spending well over a million pounds repairing them and compensating residents for issues resulting from damp and mould.
Fitness for Human Habitation Act 2018: Q&A briefing May 2019
An amendment to the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 that requires all landlords (private and social) to ensure that their properties, including any common parts of the building, are fit for human habitation at the beginning of the tenancy and throughout.
General Health & Safety requirements
The basis of UK health and safety law is the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HSWA).
