Awwab’s Law set to be introduced

The Government have today announced that Awaab’s Law will be introduced across the social housing sector from October 2025.

The Secretary of State, Angela Rayner, said “We intend to act as quickly as possible to bring all relevant hazards within the scope of new legal requirements, but to ensure its effective implementation we will implement Awaab’s Law through a phased approach.

“This sequencing will allow us to apply the protections that Awaab’s Law provides to damp and mould earlier than would be the case if we sought to apply it to a wider group of hazards from the offset.

“It will also provide for an initial period of testing and learning to ensure the reform is being delivered in a way that benefits social tenants and secures the lasting legacy that Awaab Ishak’s family have fought so hard for. As we progressively extend the application of Awaab’s Law, we will continue to test and learn to make sure the new legal requirements are operating effectively.”

The full government response to the recent consultation will be published shortly and we expect further guidance as to the implementation of the new Law to follow. The phased approach means that regulations around condensation, damp and mould will be introduced from October 2025 with requirements around a wider range of hazards sometime in 2026 and 2027 until they cover the full range of hazards as defined by the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSR).