The Building Engineering Services Association has welcomed the new government’s commitment to reinforce the rules that require landlords and their agents to improve living conditions for tenants.
The private rental sector will become subject to the same building safety rules that already apply to social housing providers under the new Renters Rights Bill, which is expected to demand that landlords and their agents would now be required to address mould and damp conditions within 24 hours of being notified. This is as set out in legislation known as Awaab’s Law in memory of two-year-old Awaab Ishak who died from mould exposure at his Rochdale home in 2020.
The legislation is expected to require landlords and agents in England to carry out emergency repairs within 24 hours, fully investigate issues within two weeks, and begin repairs within a further seven days. Failing to meet the deadlines leaves landlords liable to legal action by tenants and having to pay compensation. Records must be kept showing they have made attempts to comply with the time limits.
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Who are these people? Never heard of them until this article.
What remedy do landlords have to deal with tenants who are causing the damp & mould they are complaining about???
How on earth does agent/Landlord deal with mould if there is no obvious failure with the building and it is clear and obvious that the tenant/s are simply not ventilating the property, with clothes being dried on every radiator with no windows open to allow the moisture to escape.....! Damp is one thing, mould is completely another, where this is often moisture created from within the property not penetrating the property from outside.
I completely take on board the extreme examples publicised on the television, where water is clearly poring through the ceiling, which is NOT acceptable and MUST be addressed. But I have never come across such extreme issues throughout my tenure as a letting agent.
On the odd occasion I may get a little spotting of mould in my own home, but you wipe it off and kill off the growth before it becomes a real problem. Its called cleaning!
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